look news india
Common mistakes made by the defensive linemen cost the Indian team dearly as they lost 4-1 to Belgium, ranked third in the world, in an FIH Men's Pro-League hockey match. The Harmanpreet Singh-led Indian team defeated Argentina in the first match by a score of 5-4 in a shootout. After a scoreless first quarter, Belgium took the lead in the 22nd minute with a field goal by captain Felix. Four minutes after halftime, Alexander Hendricks scored the second goal from a penalty corner. Cedric scored in the 49th minute to put Belgium ahead 3-0. Abhishek scored the only goal for India. In the final minutes, Hendricks scored from a penalty stroke to give Belgium a one-sided win. India's defense did not look in rhythm from the start of the match. India got the first penalty corner in the 18th minute but Harmanpreet's flick was saved by the opponent goalkeeper Loic Van Doren. Two minutes later, India got two consecutive penalty corners on which Harmanpreet could not score.