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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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Live Updates
- 29 July 2021 1:23 AM GMT
LUCAS VILA SNEAKS IN FROM NOWHERE
39' Lucas Vila sprints in from the right and sends a cross in - none of his teammates in front of the Indian goal
- 29 July 2021 1:21 AM GMT
CASSELLA IN THE INDIAN CIRCLE
38' MAICO CASSELLA TESTS THE INDIAN DEFENCE AS HE DRIBBLES IN FROM THE RIGHT - CANNOT FIND SUPPORT
- 29 July 2021 1:19 AM GMT
LOS LEONES EXCEL AT THE BACK - YET AGAIN
36' The Indians have the ball in their half but cannot make anything of it as Argentina maintain their shape at the bacl
- 29 July 2021 1:17 AM GMT
INDIA INTO THE ATTACK - ARGENTINA CLEAR
34' The Indians in the circle yet again - but Argentina too good in defence as the Black Shirts launch an attack after what seems an eternity
- 29 July 2021 1:14 AM GMT
Q3 BEGINS!!
31' The Indians begin the second half as they began the match - in the attack third but cannot manufacture a shot on goal
- 29 July 2021 1:10 AM GMT
LOPSIDED NUMBERS TELL THE TALE
SIXTEEN CIRCLE ENTRIES FOR INDIA - JUST THREE SHOTS ON TARGET
TWO CIRCLE ENTRIES FOR ARGENTINA - ONE SHOT ON TARGET
- 29 July 2021 1:05 AM GMT
HALF-TIME: INDIA 0 - ARGENTINA 0
DILPREET DOWN THE RIGHT FLANK AND SIMRANJEET DOWN THE CENTRE HAVE MANAGED TO MANUFACTURE MANY A MOVE BUT THE ARGENTINE DEFENCE FAR TOO GOOD AS THE SHOTS ON GOAL HAVE BEEN FEEBLE
ARGENTINA SLOWING THE PACE AS THE INDIANS ATTEMPT TO FORCE THE PACE - THATS BEEN THE TALE AT TOKYO!!!
- 29 July 2021 1:03 AM GMT
DOWN THE RIGHT AGAIN - TO NO AVAIL!!!!
29' Long overhead by Argentina as Q2 draws to a close - one last foray by the Indians from the right to no avail.
- 29 July 2021 1:01 AM GMT
SREEJESH IN THE ACTION FOR THE FIRST TIME
26' Sreejesh keeps one out after Argentina launch a rare attack - Vivaldi keeps one out at the other end!!!
- 29 July 2021 1:00 AM GMT
SIMRANJEET DIVES - NOT FAR ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!
26' Simranjeet has a chance to score but fails to latch on well enough as he dives but skies the deflection over the crossbar!!!!
