BHUBANESWAR 29-Nov-2018
Olympic champions Argentina and New Zealand registered important wins on the second day of the 14th Hockey Men’s World Cup, overcoming strong Pool-A challenges from Spain and France respectively here at Kalinga Hockey Stadium today. Argentina won 5-3 and New Zealand 2-1.
The first match of the day proved to be thriller with Argentina (World Ranking 2) and Spain (WR 8) sharing five goals in the opening quarter. Spain led twice thanks to strikes from Enrique Gonzalez and Josep Romeu, while Agustin Mazzilli leveled the scores for Argentina on both occasions. Gonzalo Peillat rattled a penalty corner drag-flick between the legs of Spain goalkeeper Quico Cortes to give Argentina a 3-2 lead.
