Published: Jan 13, 2023, 07:21 PM (IST)
Edited: Jan 13, 2023, 09:13 PM (IST)
Hockey World Cup 2023, India vs Spain Highlights, Rourkela: India have started the World Cup on a winning note. Amit Rohidas gave India an early lead in the first quarter while Hardik Singh helped India extend their lead to 2-0 at half-time. The second half saw India play the same brand of hockey but Abhishek’s poor tackle in the final quarter had him out of the game for 10 minutes. India played with 10 men for 10 minutes in the final quarter and came perilously close to conceding a goal, if not for the missed penalty corners by Spain. The defence bailed India out of trouble as the hosts maintained their 2-0 lead against Spain. IND 2-0 ESP (FULL TIME)
Squads:
India: Abhishek, Surender Kumar, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh, Harmanpreet Singh (captain), Lalit Upadhyay, Krishan Pathak, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, PR Sreejesh, Nilakanta Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Varun Kumar, Akashdeep Singh, Amit Rohidas (vice-captain), Vivek Sagar Prasad and Sukhjeet Singh.
Spain: Andreas Rafi, Alejandro Alonso, Cesar Curiel, Xavi Gispert, Borja Lacalle, Ãlvaro Iglesias, Ignacio RodrÃguez, Enrique Gonzalez, Gerard Clapes, Andreas Rafi, Jordi Bonastre, Joaquin Menini, Mario Garin, Marc Reyne, Marc Miralles, Pepe Cunill, Marc Recasens, Pau Cunill and Marc Vizcaino.
