Breaking Indian hearts in an epic crossover match on the FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 on Sunday, New Zealand surprised India to enter the quarter-finals of the showpiece occasion. The Kiwis performed out an exciting 3-3 draw with the hosts within the lately concluded crossover match because the six-goal thriller was determined by an epic penalty shootout on the Kalinga Stadium in Odisha. After ending second behind leaders England in Pool D, the Harmanpreet Singh-led aspect squared off towards New Zealand within the must-win conflict at Bhubaneswar.
India’s star midfielder Hardik Singh was dominated out of your entire World Cup after selecting up a hamstring damage. Hardik sustained the damage throughout India’s goalless draw with England on the World Cup 2023 on January 15. Ranked sixth on the planet, the hosts opened the scoring towards New Zealand by way of Lalit Upadhyay within the seventeenth minute of the sport. India’s Sukhjeet Singh prolonged India’s result in two targets earlier than New Zealand responded by way of Sam Lane, who netted the opener for the Kiwis within the twenty eighth minute of the sport.
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Completing New Zealand’s gorgeous comeback within the six-goal thriller at Bhubaneswar, Kane Russell (forty third) and Sean Findlay (forty ninth) shell-shocked India with two late targets. The enchanting contest was ultimately determined by way of a penalty shootout after New Zealand restored parity previous to the tip of the regulation time. Goalkeepers PR Sreejesh and Krishan Pathak put up a present for the hosts within the marathon shootout because the duo produced gorgeous saves to maintain India’s hopes alive within the crossover stage.
Veteran goalkeeper Sreejesh even suffered an damage whereas stopping Woods from scoring within the shootout. After Sam Lane acquired the higher of Pathak after a rebound, the onus was on Shamsher Singh to maintain India’s hopes alive within the contest. While Shamsher missed his first try, his second effort was remarkably saved by Hayward because the Team India star did not convert the decisive penalty in sudden dying. Registering a memorable win over the hosts, New Zealand have entered the quarter-final stage of the World Cup 2023. The Kiwis will meet Belgium on the business finish of the showpiece occasion.
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