Last Updated: January 28, 2023, 23:56 IST
Harmanpreet Singh (Hockey India)
India misplaced to New Zealand 5-3 in a sudden dying shoot-out within the Crossover stage match after holding the hosts 3-3 in regulation time.
India males’s hockey workforce captain Harmanpreet Singh on Saturday expressed satisfaction over his workforce’s general efficiency within the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 and stated with higher efficiency within the third and fourth quarters within the Crossover match towards New Zealand may have resulted within the hosts ending larger than the joint-ninth they finally resulted in.
India misplaced to New Zealand 5-3 in a sudden dying shoot-out within the Crossover stage match after holding the hosts 3-3 in regulation time. India missed a bagful of possibilities together with a 2-1 and 3-1 result in concede two targets within the fourth quarter.
Harmanpreet Singh’s workforce additionally did not capitalise on 12 pictures on the purpose, 18 circle entries and 11 penalty corners and failed to succeed in the quarterfinals.
“If we had made fewer errors within the third and fourth quarter within the Crossover match towards New Zealand and capitalised on our possibilities, the ultimate end result would have been totally different,” stated the ace drag-flicker within the post-match press convention on Saturday.
However, Harmanpreet said the event was not a disaster for his team as it finished undefeated in regulation time and ended the tournament with 8-0 win over Japan and a 5-2 victory against South Africa, ending the event in 9th place along with Rio Olympics gold medallist Argentina.
“We did not lose a single match in the tournament — barring the Crossover match with New Zealand which we lost in the shoot-out. We played well overall,” he stated.
The skipper stated the protection was thought-about the weak level of his workforce however his gamers did effectively in that facet of the sport all through the World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.
Harmanpreet stated that the gamers combating as a workforce was an enormous constructive for him from the World Cup.
“We performed like a workforce, fought in each match like a workforce. Of course, it was disappointing that will not do higher within the third and fourth quarters towards New Zealand,” he said.
Asked about the future, he said they will learn from their mistakes and will try to do better in the upcoming matches in the Pro League and the Asian Games later this year.
Read all the Latest Sports News here
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is printed from a syndicated news company feed)
Source: www.news18.com
