India aim to maintain consistency v Spain

Harmanpreet Singh. File pic

India will look to produce another attacking display and finish their Bhubaneswar leg on a high when they take on Spain in their reverse fixture of the FIH Hockey Pro League here on Sunday.

Harmanpreet Singh & Co did a double on New Zealand when they rallied their way from a 1-3 deficit to outwit their rivals 7-4 in a high-scoring thriller here on Friday.

India now have six points, same with Spain who have a match in hand, while New Zealand are yet to open their account in their ‘mini tournament' of three teams.

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Things might be a bit tougher against Spain, who had defeated India 3-2 in the first leg and the hosts will be itching to settle scores when they meet at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium again.

"Playing consistently all through the four quarters was our main goal. We will need to play the same way against Spain who play defensive hockey compared to New Zealand and they can slow our game down. We will watch how they play against New Zealand today and come up with a strategy for Sunday," Harmanpreet said.

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