India 2-0 Spain, Men's Hockey World Cup 2023: India Start World Cup Campaign With Clinical Win Over Spain
After a shaky start, a skillful show from India saw them secure a clinical victory in their first match of the campaign.
India start their FIH Men's Hockey World Cup campaign with a win over Spain in the first match of Pool D at Rourkela. Spain started the game on a positive note in the first quarter, but India soon gathered themselves and started putting pressure on Spain by utilizing counterattacking opportunities. Amit Rohidas opened India's scoring from a deflected penalty corner rebound. Hardik Singh extended the lead with a brilliant dribbling run. In the third and fourth quarters India dropped the intensity a little and fell back. Spain tried to utilise that to their fullest, but India kept their defence tight with goalkeeper Krishan Pathak putting up a brilliant performance.
India vs Spain Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 Result:
First game, first win. ✅
Team India began the World Cup with a victory. 🤩🤩💥
🇮🇳 IND 2:0 ESP 🇪🇸#HockeyIndia #IndiaKaGame #HWC2023 #StarsBecomeLegends @CMO_Odisha @sports_odisha @IndiaSports @Media_SAI pic.twitter.com/xq2PJ0QLdy
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) January 13, 2023
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