FIH Pro League: Indian men's hockey team stages dramatic comeback, beats Spain 5-4 in thriller
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The Indian men`s hockey team defeated Spain 5-4 in a nerve-wracking FIH Pro League match at the Kalinga Stadium on Saturday.India men enjoyed a sensational comeback after they went 1-4 down to Spain with 15 minutes left of their match.
Bhubaneswar: The Indian men`s hockey team defeated Spain 5-4 in a nerve-wracking FIH Pro League match at the Kalinga Stadium on Saturday.India men enjoyed a sensational comeback after they went 1-4 down to Spain with 15 minutes left of their match.
But somehow the hosts drew on every reserve of energy to score four goals, including a dramatic penalty stroke in the final five seconds to win the match 5-1 and move to second in the FIH Hockey Pro League.
India thought they had taken an early lead when Harmanpreet rifled home India`s first penalty corner attempt.
A review saw that goal overturned and it was actually Spain who took the lead in the 14th minute when Pau Cunill scored his first goal in the FIH Pro League.
A minute later Harmanpreet once again stepped up for a penalty corner after a clever move in the circle by Lalit earned India their second penalty corner. Once again Harmanpreet found a way past Mario Garin in the Spanish goal and there was no argument this time.
