<p> Bhubaneswar: Skipper Harmanpreet Singh slammed a brace as the Indian men's hockey team outplayed Spain 4-1 in a FIH Pro League match here on Saturday.</p>.<p>Harmanpreet converted a penalty corner in the seventh minute before scoring from the spot in the 20th minute.</p>.<p>Jugraj Singh also converted a penalty corner in the 24th minute while Lalit Kumar Upadhyay scored a field goal in the 50th minute to register the easy win for India.</p>.<p>Spain's lone goal came from a penalty-stroke conversion by Marc Miralles in the 34th minute.</p>.<p>The match also marked veteran midfielder and former captain Manpreet Singh's 350th international game after he made his India debut in 2011.</p>.<p>Spain started on a positive note, enjoying ball possession in the first five minutes but failed to create any clear-cut chance.</p>.<p>Soon Hardik Singh earned India's first penalty corner and in his 199th match, Harmanpreet scored his 150th penalty-corner goal.</p>.<p>It was a perfect penalty corner, strong and low, which beat Spain goalkeeper Luis Calzado all ends up.</p>.<p>The home team was solid in defence in the first quarter as it didn't let Spain hit the target despite enjoying possession.</p>.<p>At the start of the second quarter, Spain secured a penalty corner but veteran India custodian PR Sreejesh stuck his left foot out to deny the visitors.</p>.<p>India then secured back-to-back penalty corners and from the second chance, the hosts were awarded a penalty stroke for illegal clearance of the ball.</p>.<p>Harmanpreet stepped up and converted the chance to put India 2-0 up and register his 171st goal for the country.</p>.<p>India secured two more penalty corners in the second quarter, and after missing from the first chance, Jugraj converted the next with a powerful grounded flick through the legs of the Spanish goalkeeper.</p>.<p>Spain then secured a penalty corner against the run of play but Sreejesh made a double save to deny the opponents.</p>.<p>Four minutes after the change of ends, Spain reduced the margin through Miralles, who scored from the spot following a bad tackle by Gurjant Singh inside the circle.</p>.<p>India earned another penalty corner in the third quarter but Jugraj was off-target.</p>.<p>Five minutes into the final quarter, Lalit found himself at the right place, at the right time to score a stunning field goal with a powerful tomahawk.</p>.<p>The Indians then held on to the three-goal advantage with some solid defending to register the convincing win.</p>.<p>India will take on Netherlands in their next match here on Sunday. </p>
<p> Bhubaneswar: Skipper Harmanpreet Singh slammed a brace as the Indian men's hockey team outplayed Spain 4-1 in a FIH Pro League match here on Saturday.</p>.<p>Harmanpreet converted a penalty corner in the seventh minute before scoring from the spot in the 20th minute.</p>.<p>Jugraj Singh also converted a penalty corner in the 24th minute while Lalit Kumar Upadhyay scored a field goal in the 50th minute to register the easy win for India.</p>.<p>Spain's lone goal came from a penalty-stroke conversion by Marc Miralles in the 34th minute.</p>.<p>The match also marked veteran midfielder and former captain Manpreet Singh's 350th international game after he made his India debut in 2011.</p>.<p>Spain started on a positive note, enjoying ball possession in the first five minutes but failed to create any clear-cut chance.</p>.<p>Soon Hardik Singh earned India's first penalty corner and in his 199th match, Harmanpreet scored his 150th penalty-corner goal.</p>.<p>It was a perfect penalty corner, strong and low, which beat Spain goalkeeper Luis Calzado all ends up.</p>.<p>The home team was solid in defence in the first quarter as it didn't let Spain hit the target despite enjoying possession.</p>.<p>At the start of the second quarter, Spain secured a penalty corner but veteran India custodian PR Sreejesh stuck his left foot out to deny the visitors.</p>.<p>India then secured back-to-back penalty corners and from the second chance, the hosts were awarded a penalty stroke for illegal clearance of the ball.</p>.<p>Harmanpreet stepped up and converted the chance to put India 2-0 up and register his 171st goal for the country.</p>.<p>India secured two more penalty corners in the second quarter, and after missing from the first chance, Jugraj converted the next with a powerful grounded flick through the legs of the Spanish goalkeeper.</p>.<p>Spain then secured a penalty corner against the run of play but Sreejesh made a double save to deny the opponents.</p>.<p>Four minutes after the change of ends, Spain reduced the margin through Miralles, who scored from the spot following a bad tackle by Gurjant Singh inside the circle.</p>.<p>India earned another penalty corner in the third quarter but Jugraj was off-target.</p>.<p>Five minutes into the final quarter, Lalit found himself at the right place, at the right time to score a stunning field goal with a powerful tomahawk.</p>.<p>The Indians then held on to the three-goal advantage with some solid defending to register the convincing win.</p>.<p>India will take on Netherlands in their next match here on Sunday. </p>