Last Updated: November 06, 2022, 22:00 IST
Indian males’s hockey staff’s Krishan Bahadur Pathak (Twitter)
Krishan Bahadur Pathak satrred in purpose as India defeated Spain 3-1 in shoot-in the FIH Pro League
Krishan Bahadur Pathak rose to the event beneath the bar as India defeated Spain 3-1 in shoot-out after each the groups had been locked 2-2 at regulation time of their FIH Pro League match right here on Sunday.
Harmanpreet (twelfth, thirty second minutes) scored a brace from penalty corners for India whereas skipper Marc Miralles (forty third) and Pere Amat (fifty fifth) discovered the web for Spain in regulation time.
India had misplaced 2-3 towards Spain within the first match of the two-leg tie.
Spain began brightly and earned a penalty nook inside the primary 4 minutes of the match, however did not utilise the chance.
India received their act collectively and secured their first penalty nook within the tenth minute, however Jugraj Singh’s flick went inches broad of the purpose.
But it took India two minutes to surge forward when skipper Harmanpreet discovered the again of the Spanish web from a penalty nook earned by Shamsher Singh.
Spain made an attacking begin to the second quarter, however did not breach Manpreet Singh, who blocked a advantageous shot.
In the twenty fifth minute, Manpreet conceded a penalty nook and received a inexperienced card for a reckless problem inside their very own circle, however first onrusher Rabichandra Singh did the job for the house staff, blocking the attempt along with his fearless run.
There was a flurry of possibilities for India however they did not breach Spain’s defence because the hosts went into the midway break with a slender one-goal benefit.
The Indians began on an aggressive notice and doubled their lead two minutes after the change of ends, once more by way of Harmanpreet after Hardik Singh earned a penalty nook.
Harmanpreet failed to gather the ball on first attempt however Rajkumar did, and managed to cross it on to his skipper, who made no mistake on his second attempt.
India second goalkeeper Pathak was excellent after the change of ends, making a few good saves within the third quarter.
But the Indians had been responsible of committing a variety of pointless fouls, leading to playing cards for the hosts.
The Indian defence lastly wilted beneath stress when Marc Miralles scored to the left facet of Pathak to scale back the hole.
The purpose appeared to have spurred Spain as they continued their attacking recreation and secured two extra penalty corners in the beginning of the ultimate quarter, however Pathak stored their opponents at bay.
Five minutes from the ultimate hooter, the Indian defence was breached once more when Pere Amat scored after the ball went in following a deflection from Jugraj’s foot.
Jugraj had a troublesome night towards a dynamic Spainish forwardline, conceding one other penalty nook within the 59th minute.
Spain put the Indian defence beneath relentless stress within the closing minutes of the match, leading to back-to-back penalty corners however did not make use of each because the match went into shoot-out.
In the shoot-out Harmanpreet, Rajkumar Pal and Abhishek scored for India, whereas Pathak made wonderful saves to disclaim Joaquin Menini, Rafael Vilallonga and Miralles at hand India the bonus level.
Only Gerard Clapes discovered the web for Spain from the one-on-one state of affairs.
India lead the Pro League standings with eight factors from 4 video games.
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