INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Indian women's hockey team suffered its first defeat on the tour of Argentina when it lost 1-2 to B side of the host, letting Agustina
Gorzelany strike late in the match.Sol Pagella (11') put the Argentina side while Indian forward Salima Tete (54') scored in the final
and 1-1 respectively with the Argentina junior team."Today we played against a stronger Argentina squad consisting many of their senior
This was a perfect practice match for us ahead of next week's schedule where we play against the Senior side
Unfortunately, we conceded a PC goal minutes before the regulation time and this is what we need to manage better," said chief coach Sjoerd
Conceding two back-to-back PCs within six minutes of play and putting pressure on the visiting side but the Indian goalkeeper Rajani did
well to save the goals.In the 11th minute, however, a fierce circle penetration and well-timed strike by younger Sol Pagella put the home
team ahead by 1-0.With a strong defence put up by the Argentinian women, PCs were hard to come by for India and circle entries were
Though India managed to earn a PC in the 23rd minute, dragflicker Gurjit Kaur's attempt to equalise was well saved by the opposition's
But India's PC defence held sway to ensure the lead was not further extended.In the 54th minute, when India bagged a PC, an alert Salima
Tete swiftly struck the ball off a rebound into the goalpost fetching her team a much-need equaliser.The sturdy home team upped their ante
in the following minutes with a circle penetration that resulted in a PC
