India has shown explosive hockey against defending champion Argentina. India defeated the Rio Olympic gold medalist by 3 -0. India has reached the top 2 teams of its group and will play the last match of the group stage against Japan on 30 July. The thrill of the match between India and Argentina gained momentum in the last quarter.
The fourth quarter saw a lot of ups and downs, but in the end, the Indian players managed to win the match with their exciting performance. Varun Kumar, Vivek and Harman scored 3 goals for India in the match. Hermann has scored 3 goals in the Tokyo Olympics so far.
For India, Varun Kumar scored in the 43rd minute, Vivek Sagar Prasad in 58th and Harmanpreet Singh in the 59th minute. On the other hand, Argentina equalized in the 48th minute on the basis of Mico Casella's goal and kept the score level till the 58th minute. Scoring two goals in a span of three minutes, India proved that they are not one to succumb to pressure at crucial moments.
India are second behind Australia in Pool A, now the Indian team has to take on hosts Japan in the last pool match on 30 July. Let us tell you that after a 3-2 win against New Zealand, India suffered a 1-7 defeat at the hands of Australia. But the team led by Manpreet Singh made a comeback after registering a 3-0 win over Spain.