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India beat Argenti 3-2

Sentinel Digital Desk

Johor Bahru (Malaysia), Oct 14 : India registered their second victory in the 5th Sultan of Johor Cup junior hockey tourment here defeating Argenti 3-2 on Wednesday.

Arman Qureshi (third minute), Gurjant Singh (11th) and Nilakanta Sharma (50th) scored for the two-time defending champions, while Maico Casella (39th) and Nicolas Keen (54th) scored for the Argentines.

The game commenced with aggressive attack from the Indians who charged on the opponent’s semi-circle from the very first minute. Surprised by the initial attack, Argenti didn’t get enough time to react and failed to mark the Indian forwards. (IANS)