Salta (Argentina), Dec 14: India overcame a two-goal deficit to eke out a 3-2 win over Argentina and finish with the bronze medal in the Champions Challenge hockey tournament here.
Their hopes to qualify for Champions Trophy dashed after the semifinal defeat against arch-rivals Pakistan, the Indian team was trailing 0-2 inside the first half an hour before V Raghunath (35th minute), Gurbaz Singh (54th) and Dhananjay Mahadik (69th) sounded the board to complete the win.
The bronze medal game started with both the teams taking their time and gauging each other before going on the offensive.
Argentina had lion’s share of ball control and the hosts managed a series of penalty-corner but Indian custodian P Sreejesh was reassuring under the bar.
–PTI