Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: Argentina beats India 3-2
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: Argentina beats India 3-2
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In the opening match of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, was played between Argentina and India. Olympic Champions Argentina has beaten India 3-2 in the first match of the Azlan Shah Cup. It's a glorious hat-trick from Argentina striker Gonzalo Peillat that gives the Argentina three points. Amit Rohidas also converted two PCs for India but it wasn't good enough in the end as the Indian forwards scratched around in front of the post despite making more circle penetrations than the Argentine strikers. Two goals in three minutes of Q3. Amit Rohidas made it 2-2 in the 32nd min and Peillat gets his hat-trick in the very next minute to get Argentia back in lead at 3-2. Match stopped due to rain, thunder and lightning. It's a regular feature in evenings at Ipoh. Argentina leading India 3-2 in Q4.

The challenge would of course come from Olympic champions Argentina who won the tournament a decade back in 2008, when Sardar was captain, beating India in the final 2-1 with Carlos Retegui as coach. For Argentina, this is their only fifth Cup appearance in 35 years and first since 2012. It would also be interesting to see how Argentina fare without Retegui, the man who lead them to Cup glory at the 2015 Pan American Games, 2016 Summer Olympics and 2017 Pan American Cup.

 

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