India’s captain Harmanpreet Singh guided India thrash Spain in shootout 3-1 after a 2-2 draw in its fourth FIH Hockey Pro League game at the Kalinga Stadium here on Sunday.
In the shootout, Harmanpreet secured a goal through a penalty stroke as Spanish keeper Mario Garin fouled. Apart from Shamsher Singh, whose back stick hit the ball and failed to secure a goal, Raj Kumar Pal and Abhishek managed to slide the ball past Garin. On the other hand, Pathak stood steady while he missed Gerard Clapes’s effort and the Indian managed to save Joaquin Menini, Rafael Vilallonga and Miralles’s attempts to guide India to a 3-1 shoot-out win.
India will play its next league game against Germany on March 10, 2023, at Rourkela.
