<p>Indian women's hockey team suffered its first defeat on the tour of Argentina when it lost 1-2 to B side of the host, letting Agustina Gorzelany strike late in the match.</p>.<p>Sol Pagella (11') put the Argentina side while Indian forward Salima Tete (54') scored in the final quarter.</p>.<p>However, the Indian defence let Gorzelany score three minutes after finding the equaliser.</p>.<p>In the previous matches, India drew 2-2 and 1-1 respectively with the Argentina junior team.</p>.<p>"Today we played against a stronger Argentina squad consisting many of their senior players.</p>.<p>"This was a perfect practise match for us ahead of next week's schedule where we play against the Senior side. Unfortunately, we conceded a PC goal minutes before the regulation time and this is what we need to manage better," said chief coach Sjoerd Marijne.</p>.<p>India began on a backfoot with Argentina 'B' playing tough, attacking hockey right from the start. Conceding two back-to-back PCs within six minutes of play and putting pressure on the visiting side but the Indian goalkeeper Rajani did well to save the goals.</p>.<p>In the 11th minute, however, a fierce circle penetration and a well-timed strike by younger Sol Pagella put the home team ahead by 1-0.</p>.<p>With a strong defence put up by the Argentinian women, PCs were hard to come by for India and circle entries were restricted too. Though India managed to earn a PC in the 23rd minute, dragflicker Gurjit Kaur's attempt to equalise was well saved by the opposition's goalkeeper.</p>.<p>It was a battle India had to fight hard against a strong Argentinian forwardline as they earned two more PCs in the 43rd and 51st minutes. But India's PC defence held sway to ensure the lead was not further extended.</p>.<p>In the 54th minute, when India bagged a PC, an alert Salima Tete swiftly struck the ball off a rebound into the goalpost fetching her team a much-need equaliser.</p>.<p>The sturdy home team upped their ante in the following minutes with a circle penetration that resulted in a PC. This was the deciding moment as an experienced Gorzelany converted the goal in the 57th minute to seal the match.</p>.<p>India will next take on Argentina 'B' on Sunday.</p>
<p>Indian women's hockey team suffered its first defeat on the tour of Argentina when it lost 1-2 to B side of the host, letting Agustina Gorzelany strike late in the match.</p>.<p>Sol Pagella (11') put the Argentina side while Indian forward Salima Tete (54') scored in the final quarter.</p>.<p>However, the Indian defence let Gorzelany score three minutes after finding the equaliser.</p>.<p>In the previous matches, India drew 2-2 and 1-1 respectively with the Argentina junior team.</p>.<p>"Today we played against a stronger Argentina squad consisting many of their senior players.</p>.<p>"This was a perfect practise match for us ahead of next week's schedule where we play against the Senior side. Unfortunately, we conceded a PC goal minutes before the regulation time and this is what we need to manage better," said chief coach Sjoerd Marijne.</p>.<p>India began on a backfoot with Argentina 'B' playing tough, attacking hockey right from the start. Conceding two back-to-back PCs within six minutes of play and putting pressure on the visiting side but the Indian goalkeeper Rajani did well to save the goals.</p>.<p>In the 11th minute, however, a fierce circle penetration and a well-timed strike by younger Sol Pagella put the home team ahead by 1-0.</p>.<p>With a strong defence put up by the Argentinian women, PCs were hard to come by for India and circle entries were restricted too. Though India managed to earn a PC in the 23rd minute, dragflicker Gurjit Kaur's attempt to equalise was well saved by the opposition's goalkeeper.</p>.<p>It was a battle India had to fight hard against a strong Argentinian forwardline as they earned two more PCs in the 43rd and 51st minutes. But India's PC defence held sway to ensure the lead was not further extended.</p>.<p>In the 54th minute, when India bagged a PC, an alert Salima Tete swiftly struck the ball off a rebound into the goalpost fetching her team a much-need equaliser.</p>.<p>The sturdy home team upped their ante in the following minutes with a circle penetration that resulted in a PC. This was the deciding moment as an experienced Gorzelany converted the goal in the 57th minute to seal the match.</p>.<p>India will next take on Argentina 'B' on Sunday.</p>