But Harmanpreet converted the penalty corner in the 7th minute to start India’s goal hunt. In the ninth minute, Amit Rohitdas increased India’s lead to two. In the second quarter, India increased the lead through Lalit Upadhyay and increased the lead to four through Gurjant Singh.
Birmingham, First Published Aug 3, 2022, 9:16 PM IST
Birmingham: India beat Canada in Commonwealth Games men’s hockey India overcame Canada by 8 goals unopposed in the Pool B fight. India’s performance was to make up for the fatigue of having to give up an unexpected draw against England in the last match. With the win, India secured the semi-final spot.
Harmanpreet Singh, Akshadeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh, Amit Rohitdas and Lalit Upadhyay are the scorers for India. With the win, India climbed to the top spot in Pool B. Against Canada, India attacked from the start and won two penalty corners in the first five minutes, but Canada succeeded in saving them.
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But Harmanpreet converted the penalty corner in the 7th minute to start India’s goal hunt. In the ninth minute, Amit Rohitdas increased India’s lead to two. In the second quarter, India increased the lead through Lalit Upadhyay and increased the lead to four through Gurjant Singh.
India continued to attack in the third quarter and took the lead through Akshadeep Singh. India continued to attack in the last quarter of the game and scored three more goals to complete the goal tally. Harmanpreet Mandeep and Akshadeep put the ball at the Canada post for India in the last quarter.
India will face Wales tomorrow in the final match of Pool B. In the last match, after taking a 3-0 lead against England, India drew 4-4.
Last Updated Aug 3, 2022, 9:17 PM IST
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