Harmanpreet Singh. (X, Hockey India)
Desite a valiant effort from the hosts, the Indian males went right down to the facet from down beneath 4-6 in a good encounter. Skipper Harmanpreet Singh netted twice for India within the shedding trigger whereas the opposite targets got here from Sukhjeet Singh and Mandeep Singh.
Skipper Harmanpreet Singh’s brace went in useless because the Indian males’s hockey crew conceded three targets within the ultimate quarter to lose 4-6 to Australia in a FIH Pro League match on Thursday.
It was Australia who began and completed the match in fashion with the Indians dominating within the center interval.
Harmanpreet (twelfth, twentieth minutes) transformed two penalty corners, whereas Sukhjeet Singh (18th) and Mandeep Singh (twenty ninth) have been the opposite goal-getters for India.
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Blake Govers struck twice for Australia within the second minute moreover Aran Zalewski (fortieth), Lahlan Sharp (52nd), Jacon Anderson (fifty fifth) and Jack Welch (58th). The Kookaburras took India for a shock at first of the match with Govers handing the guests a 2-0 lead within the second minute.
He first scored from Australia’s first penalty nook previous India custodian Krishan Bahadur Pathak after which doubled his facet’s lead with an unstoppable shot previous the goalkeeper. It was full press from the Kookaburras within the first 10 minutes as they secured one other penalty nook quickly however the Indians defended stoutly.
It was relentless strain from Australia and it took a save from Pathak to disclaim Welch from a penalty nook.
In the twelfth minute, India secured their first penalty nook and Harmanpreet made no mistake, firing in with a rocket flick which Australia goalkeeper Andrew Charter had no reply to.
India grew in confidence with the purpose and began to dominate the proceedings and minutes later Abhishek’s shot from Sukhjeet’s feed was saved by Charter.
The hosts continued their attacking recreation and secured their second penalty nook quickly however it was wasted.
Sukhjeet levelled the scores for India within the 18th minute, placing in a wobbly ball from Abhishek.
Two minutes later, Harmanpreet gave India the lead by changing one other penalty nook after which a minute from half-time Mandeep scored with a bullet shot from high of the D after receiving a defence-splitting 45-degree ball from his skipper.
Trailing by two targets, Australia pressed laborious after the change of ends and earned a few penalty corners and from one such likelihood, Zalewski deflected in Goover’s flick.
The fourth and ultimate quarter utterly belonged to Australia as they pumped in three extra targets via Sharp, Anderson and Welch to pocket three factors from the sport.
India will subsequent play Ireland on Friday.
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