This time, India got a favourable decision from the video umpire. Jugraj was allowed to retake the penalty stroke but his shot was saved this time by Santiago
India’s Hardik Singh (right) holds off an Argentine player yesterday. Pic/FIH Instagram
Jugraj Singh’s late penalty was saved as India went down 1-2 to Argentina, registering their fourth successive defeat in the European leg of FIH Pro League hockey here on Thursday.
Drag-flicker Jugraj struck in the fourth minute via a penalty corner to give India the lead, but Tomas Domene (9th and 49th) scored a brace, both from penalty corners, to hand Argentina the win.
Down 1-2 in the fourth quarter, India earned a penalty stroke two minutes from the final whistle and Jugraj was successful in sounding the board. Argentina asked for a video referral on the ground that Jugraj’s left foot was well ahead of the ball while he took the stroke.
The video umpire ruled in Argentina’s favour, but India captain Hardik Singh asked the referee to check whether the Argentina goalkeeper Tomas Santiago was already ahead of the goal-line before Jugraj took the stroke.
This time, India got a favourable decision from the video umpire. Jugraj was allowed to retake the penalty stroke but his shot was saved this time by Santiago.
Hardik led India as regular captain Harmanpreet Singh is down with a finger injury. Argentina got as many as eight PCs while India earned just three.
India had lost to the same opponents 3-4 on Wednesday. Before that, India had lost 1-2 and 2-3 to Olympic champions Netherlands here during this European tour of the Pro League.
This was India’s fourth and last match here, and they will now travel to Antwerp in Belgium to face formidable Australia on Saturday.
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