Argentina crush India 8-0 in Hockey Pro League

ROURKELA: (Feb 12) Inconsistencies continued to plague India as they slumped to a 0-8 defeat against Argentina, with Tomas Domene netting four goals in the Rourkela leg of the FIH Men’s Pro League here on Thursday.

Domene (15’, 20’, 26’, 60’) led the charge with his multiple strikes, while Tomas Ruiz (14’), Lucio Mendez (22’), Ignacio Ibarra (25’) and Nicolas Della Torre (30’) also found the net as the visitors completely overpowered a lacklustre Indian side at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium.

India started on the front foot, attempting to make early inroads, but after a brief spell of dominance, they squandered a golden opportunity to take the lead towards the closing stages of the first quarter when they were awarded a penalty stroke.