Back on the winning track! India beat Spain 3-0 in men's hockey

Tokyo, July 27: Coming back to the winning ways, the India men's hockey team beat Spain 3-0 in their third Group A game in the Tokyo Olympics here on Tuesday. This result comes two days after the team was defeated to a 1-7 thrashing at the hands of Australia on Sunday.

 

 

 

In the first quarter, India took the lead as Simranjeet Singh scored the goal and the early nerves for the Manpreet Singh-led side eased a bit. Soon after Rupinder Pal Singh scored as well, giving India a 2-0 lead by the end of the first quarter.

 

 

 

No goals were scored in the second and third quarters, and India held on to the 2-0 lead.  The defence players were on alert as Spain was looking good while making attacking moves, and India had a tough task in holding them off.

In the fourth quarter, Rupinder scored one more goal as he successfully converted from a penalty corner, and hence India gained a 3-0 lead. In the end, India managed to hold on and walked away with a victory. Before the match against Spain, India had defeated New Zealand but lost to Australia.