Buenos Aires, Oct 11(UNI) The Indian U-18 men's hockey team lost 3-4 to Australia in Youth Olympic Games here on Wednesday.
Though, Indian skipper Vivek Sagar Prasad and Anand Shivam took the lead, scoring goals for the team, but it was not enough for them to see India escape with a draw.
India started well as they took three shots in the first 40 seconds, but coming on the back, Australia's Miles Davis scored the openining goal for the team at the 2nd minute of the match. India tried for the equaliser as Vivek Sagar Prasad and Maninder Singh’s attempt on the goal were restrained by the opponent's goalkeeper Jed Snowden, and in the 3rd minute, Australia's James Collins hit another goal to double the score.