Initially, the Indian women's hockey team might have taken lead, but the side stumbled to a 1-2 loss in the semi-finals against Argentina in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics here at the Oi Hockey Stadium North Pitch on Wednesday. The Rani Rampal-led side will now face Great Britain in the bronze medal match on Friday. On the other hand, Argentina will take on the Netherlands in the gold medal match on the same day.

India went on to take an early lead in the match as Gurjit Kaur shot a goal through a PC in the second minute of the first quarter. There were no more goals in the first quarter and India held on to its lead after the first 15 minutes. Though in the second half, Argentina skipper Noel Barrionuevo got the equalizer for the side and the scoreline was brought level to 1-1. The defense of India and Argentina was quite good second half, and as a result, the scoreline stood level at the half-time mark.

Let us tell you that In the third quarter, Argentina went on to take a 2-1 lead as Barrionuevo scored her second goal of the match. India was not able to get the equalizer in the third quarter, and as it stood, Rani Rampal's side was left with everything to play for in the last 15 minutes. India tried hard in the fourth and final quarter, however, Argentina held its own and entered the finals of the women's hockey event in the showpiece event. 

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