Hockey Pro League: Heartbreak! India submitted a fourth consecutive defeat to Argentina after late penalty review
India suffered a 2–1 defeat against Argentina in the FIH Pro League Hockey Match in Amestelvan, Netherlands on Thursday, marked with a controversial late penalty decision, which saw Jugraj Singh recalled a retain stroke in the last minutes of the game.Jugraj Singh gave India an early lead in the fourth minute through a penalty corner conversion, which was in his first match. Argentina’s Tomas Domin replied with two goals, scoring in the ninth and 49th minutes, both from the penalty corner, to pursue their team.The match reached its climax two minutes before the final whistle when India earned a penalty stroke. Jugraj initially replaced it, but Argentina’s video referral showed that his left leg was ahead of the ball during execution.
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India captain Hardik Singh then successfully challenged the position of Argentina goalkeeper Tomas Santiago, claiming that he had moved from the goal before taking stroke. While India won this referral, Jugraj’s retain stroke was rescued by Santiago.In the match, it was observed that Argentina dominated the penalty corner count and earned eight compared to the three of India. Hardik Singh regularly led the Indian team in the absence of captain Harmanpreet Singh, who was sidelined with a finger injury.
The defeat marked India’s fourth consecutive loss in its European tour of the Pro League. He earlier lost 3–4 to Argentina in his previous encounter and suffered two defeats against Olympic champion Netherlands with a score of 1-2 and 2-3. India will now head Antwarp, Belgium, where they will face Australia in their next Pro League stability on Saturday.
