Argentina comfortably beat Indian women 2-0 to register their second successive victory in the hockey series having won a thrilling opening game couple of days back.
Indian women lost their first match by 2-3 margin against the hosts.
On the day, Silvina D’elia (2nd minute) and Agustina Albertarrio (54th) were the goalscorers for Argentina, while India drew a blank.
Argentina’s forward line created early pressure to push India on the defensive during the very first quarter.
A foot-foul by Indian defender in the striking circle, gave away a penalty corner to the home team which was capitalised upon by the experienced home team.
Silvina scored the goal, in a tactically executed PC, fetching her team a 1-0 lead in the second minute of play.
Though India didn’t let this early setback dent their spirit and worked a disciplined structure to find opportunities in the striking circle, they could not breach the strong Argentine defence to score.
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