Bhubaneswar

The Indian men's hockey team sunk to a painful 2-3 loss to Spain after a late winner from Marc Reyne in their second FIH Pro League match at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.

Eduard de Ignacio-Simo (16') and Marc Miralles (26') handed Spain a 2-0 lead but India fought back with captain Harmanpreet Singh (26') and Abhishek (54') making things even.

Marc Reyne scored a late winner in the 56^th minute for the visitors.

The Indian team made a strong start but as the quarter progressed, Spain took control and became more likely contenders to take an early lead. Indian attackers failed to make inroads into the powerful Spanish defence.

The first quarter was goalless and Spain took the lead in the 16th minute through Simo.

A drive from Marc Miralles proved to be extremely powerful for the Indian goalkeeper to stop and in the 26th minute, India's pain doubled.

India fought back with captain Harmanpreet converting a penalty corner in the same minute.

The third quarter of the match went goalless. Spain dominated most of it and made some good chances while India was great in the final few minutes. Heading into the final quarter, the scoreline read 2-1 in favour of Spain.

India did well to dominate ball possession in the final quarter. Adrian denied India a couple of chances before Abhishek's powerful drive in the 54th minute made the scores level at 2-2.

India's joy, however, proved to be shortlived as Marc Reyne gave Spain back the lead with four minutes left on the clock.

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India's next game in the league will be against New Zealand on November 4.