Tokyo Olympics: Hockey — India BEAT Argentina 3-1 — Updates, score, results, blog
Welcome to our live blog coverage of the Men's Hockey Group A match between India and Argentina
Indian Hockey Men Team (Source: Hockey India)
With a spring in their step following a well-worked win against Spain, the Indian men's hockey team now have the Argentinians in their sights.
Despite being the defending champions, the South American side have been struggling to find their best form of late and lost 0-3 to the Indians in the second leg of the Hockey Pro League tie in Buenos Aires earlier this year.
A 2-2 draw in the first leg of the same competition, which the Indians achieved thanks to a last-minute goal, underlines the fact the Los Leones can be dangerous when they click as a unit.
With coach Carlos Retegui - who helped the team win gold in Rio - back in the camp, can Argentina hope to replicate the glory days of 2016 in Tokyo?
An unlikely proposition, one would imagine, for a team that has lost to Australia and drawn with Spain, with a lone victory against Japan to show for their efforts.
At Rio, Carlos Retegui's team managed to win just 2 of their 5 group matches and drew a couple before finishing third in the points table, but went on to win gold.
Interestingly, the Indians also beat eventual gold-medalists Argentina by a 2-1 margin in Rio 2016.
All said and done, history and form count for little in a tournament like the Olympic Games - so, do not miss the action with our live blog and updates.
The action begins at 0600 IST.
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THE INDIANS ARE NOW CERTAIN OF MAKING IT TO THE LAST EIGHT FROM GROUP A ALONG WITH AUSTRALIA
THE INDIANS HAD TO BE PATIENT AS THE ARGENTINIANS ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THINGS DOWN REPEATEDLY TO UPSET INDIA'S RHYTHM. 28 ATTACKING CIRCLE PENETRATIONS FOR THE INDIANS TELL AS OPPOSED TO 8 FOR THE LOS LEONES TELL THE STORY OF A RESOLUTE ARGENTINE DEFENCE WHO HELD ON WITH APLOMB - BUT IN THE END, INDIA'S INTENSITY WON THE DAY
59' FRUSTRATION FOR RETEGUI AS THE INDIANS HAVE THEIR TALES UP WHILE THE CLOCK TICKS DOWN AT THE OI HOCKEY STADIUM
HARMNANPREET MAKES NO MISTAKE AND THE INDIANS IN COMMAND IN TOKYO
INDIA 3 - ARGENTINA 1
58' Argentina with no choice but to attack - push men forward for the first time this morning - BUT INDIA HAVE A PC
DILPREET AND VIVEK COMBINE - VIVEK SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
INDIA 2 - ARGENTINA 1
56' Argentina down to ten thanks to a green card - the Indians in the attacking circle but cannot make it count