As men lose to Spain but women start season with win over England. Thanks to a good show from penalty corners, the women’s team beat England 3-2. However, later in the day, the men’s team went down to Spain 1-3. Spain came out on top this time thanks to goals from Borja Lacalle (28′), Ignacio Cobos (38′) and Bruno Avila (56′). For India, Sukhjeet Singh scored the opener in the 25th minute after a good play by Jarmanpreet Singh down the right but in the end, India failed to continue with the momentum and take their chances. Meanwhile, in the other match of the day,. the Spanish women’s team beat Germany 2-1. The women�’s team will now face off against England again on Sunday while the men’S team will take on Spain. The FIH Pro League got underway at Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday. It was a perfect start to their tournament after a disastrous showing last season and coach Harendra Singh was more than pleased with what he saw. \”I think we started very well, and we had a good structure. This will give us confidence and it’s great that they seized the moment and did not go on the defensive after conceding the goal,\” said Harendra.
