Sloppy defending cost the Indian men’s hockey team dearly as they went down 3-4 to Argentina. It marked their third consecutive defeat in the European leg of the FIH Pro League here on Wednesday.
India had earlier lost 1-2 and 2-3 to Olympic champions Netherlands here. On Wednesday, the Indian defence was caught off guard by the Los Leones as they scored through skipper Matias Rey (3rd minute), Lucas Martinez (17th), Santiago Tarazona (34th) and Lucio Mendez (46th) to secure the win. For India, captain Harmanpreet Singh led the way by netting a brace (12th, 33rd) while Abhishek added another to the tally (42nd).
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