FIH Pro League 2024-25: Defensive blunders cost India dear against Argentina – HIGHLIGHTS
Halftime: ARG 2 - 1 IND
Argentina hold on to their lead and go into halftime with a one-goal lead.
India has its work cut out in the second half.
Two defensive lapse have cost India so far.
Q2: ARG 2 - 1 IND
Sukhjeet commits a silly foul and picks up a green card.
He'll have to sit out the remaining 2' in Q2.
Advantage Argentina!!
Q2: ARG 2 - 1 IND
Argentina have had much more of the ball in Q2.
India has been good with interceptions inside their own half, but have struggled to achieve circle penetrations so far in Q2.
3' left in Q2.
Q2: ARG 2 - 1 IND
Two defensive lapses from Rohidas has cost India in this game so far.
5' left in Q2.
Q2: ARG 2 - 1 IND
The moment India make their way in to the final Argentinian third, they're faced with zonal defensive marking and that's a wall that they're unable to breach at the moment.
6' left in Q2.
Q2: ARG 2 - 1 IND
India are able to make their way across the length of the pitch and towards the right flank into the final third of the Argentinian half, but thereafter, they appear to lose the plot.
India unable to achieve adequate circle penetrations at the moment.
8' left in Q2.
Q2: ARG 2 - 1 IND
Two bizarre defensive lapses have cost India and they have all the work to do now from this stage onwards.
10' left in Q2.
Q2: ARG 2 - 1 IND
Argentina score!
India asleep in defense yet again.
Martinez, from the edge of the Indian circle, with his back against the Indian goal, turns around Rohidas and pushes the ball as if to send a pass goalward.
The ball, however, goes past two Indian defenders to catches Pathak off ground on his right.
13' to left in Q2.
Q1: ARG 1 - 1 IND
The hooter blows to signal the end of Q1.
India would've led had they not conceded an opening goal owing to a defensive lapse.
But since that episode, India has looked sharp.
They've attacked relentlessly and thanks to a Harmanpreet PC conversion in the 12th minute, they've found their footing.
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