15.5.2010
India
7
VS
Egypt
1
15.5.2010
India - Egypt
2010-05-13 17:02:42
Commentary
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Dhananjay Mahadik is the Man of the Match
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Tomorrow India will play Korea in the final, Australia will lock horns with Malaysia for bronze, while Pakistan and China play for the 5th place decider
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Goal
Even as 30 seconds left on the clock, Sarwanjit Singh scores
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Goal
Momnets after Altatah Ahmad missed the direction of his shot from top of circle, Hakim Ahmad scores from an acute angle, close to right back line, the ball went above the head of Sreejesh
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India does not relax, couple of close attacks emerge, Egypt's crowded defence makes the scoring difficult, a forward's scoop from very close range anticipated by goalie, kicked out of play
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Sarwanjit and Tushar force another attack, Tushar cold only put on the charging gk
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Mandeep first and then Sarwanjit came close to scoring, Egypt has close shave. Sarwanjit was tripped on the top of circle, as he was taking the shot, umpire did not consider it fit to award a stroke, instead allowed the match go on. In Mandeep's case, after getting the goalie wrong footed, he mishit, the ball just misses the right post
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Till yesterday, India was trying indirect penalty corner conversion, today assigned him the job he knows, direct drag flick, he delivered. his hattrick changed the course of the match int he second half
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Magdy Md. and Khali Moustafa combine, force into the circle, Rupinder and Mahadik try hard, the latter clears, first attack from Egypt in this half
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Magdy Md., the defender, effects a overhead pass from deep Indian side, Mahadik receives, gives to Amit who is playing like a winger(he is a defender infact), India continues to attack
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Mandeep, Rajpal and Amit hold the ball in the entire right flank area, Mandeep's cross into the circle, no takers, Danish now plays at centreforward position
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India scored five goals in 14 minutes of the second half, that almost take them to the tomorrow's final, Brasa makes three simultaneous substitutions
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Goal
In a solo, Tushar dives from top of the circle, goalkeeper slow to react, ball slides below his body as it was falling
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Goal
Rupinder Pal scores off the 10th PC, his first maiden goal in the senior level, a low flick
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Goal
In the follow thro of the PC, sequence of passes lead to ball reaching Rajpal who scoops into the net, India comfortable now
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Others
Mahadik gives to Gurbaj, who hits from right, gk clears
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Penalty Corner
India did not relax, keep ups the attacking tenor, another Pc
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Goal
Mahadik hattricks, a low grounder that bemused the goalie who dived on other side, first hattrick of the Cup
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Penalty Corner
A left flank attack leads to another PC
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Goal
Mahadik in the similar fashio direct flick at the centre of the net
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Penalty Corner
Arjun again cleverly manufactures a PC
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Others
Indians enters the circle thrice, but only one shot at goal, Egypt fully on defensive
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Indians work in rhythm, hold the ball
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Match starts after lemon time
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HALF TIME: Due to traffic congestion, the site did not work for three minutes, between 30th and 35th minutes, we apologise for it
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Penalty Corner
India got fifth PC, Mahadik's powerful flick hits right post and spurns, a bad clearance from defender, India gets its sixth PC, again Mahadik taks
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Goal
Mahadik scores off India's sixth Pc
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Penalty Corner
Shivender earns a PC
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Green Card
Sardara's midfield feed, too fast for Rupinder and Arjun to trap, India has better share of ball possession
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Green Card
Md. Hassan gets a green warning, Egypt will now play with just 10 players for next two minutes
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Vikas Pillay athletic, traps a Egyptian hit near Indian circle, danger for India cleared
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Ball not stopped, goes to midfield where Sardar traps i, cracks it to Rajpal inside the circle, who only hits goalie, a golden chance wasted
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Penalty Corner
Vikas gives to Arjun rom 25-yard area, Arjun dribbles and gets India its third PC,
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Sardar saves another situation for India, ball given to Chikara, almost open spaces, he over-dribbles harassed by a host of defenders, lost possession
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Gobrain Hossam gets the ball on top of their own circle, takes upto Indian circle, one to one with Sreejesh, Indian golie,his shot misdirected, India survives a scare
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Amit Prabhakar takes a hard flick, goalie Md. Mabrouk anticipates and clears with palm
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Penalty Corner
India gets another chance with this PC
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Amit sends a scorcher inside the circle from deep outside flank, not stopped by anybody,
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Tushar comes comes as a substitute
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Danish and Mandeep takes the ball, mandeep on solo, near the circle, physical play, umpire unnoticed, India back passes, ball in the midfield
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In the last couple of minutes, Egypt matches every Indian move
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Mandeep and Arjun inside the circle with the ball, former tries to get a PC, defender Abdo Mostafa intercepts and clears
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Egyptians regroup, hold the ball, one good attack emerges from centre of circle, crowded Indian defence clears it in the nick of time,
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India gets back the ball, on the attack
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First serious attack from Egypt, feeble shot at goal, Sardar clears
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India did not show much improvement in PC conversion in the tournament, it tells on the scoreboard
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Mahadik's low flick, powerful, lands on goalie who just dived, and the rebound cleared
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Penalty Corner
Arjun'
s over-head pass to deep midfield, Mahadik gives to Rajpal in the left side, who weaves insides, and manages to hit the defender near backline, India gets its first PC
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Others
Indians make three simultaneous substitutions
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In the last five minutes, except the first minute attack, Egypt is contended with defending
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Rupinder sends a diagonal pass inside the circle from left wing, too fast for Mandeep Antil standing near the goal
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Slow pace, a mild attack from Egypt from bulley off, defence cool clearance
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Match starts
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Umpires for the match: Zulfiqar Haider of Pakistan and R. Anbanathan of Malaysia
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Match about to start in a couple of minutes, both teams went towards Sultan's seat, and showed him respect
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In the second match of the day, Korea defeated Pakistan 4-2 in a match that was stopped twice, a stroke was disputed by the Pakistan team, two Pak players got red card. With this win Korea is in the final, should India defeat Egypt, it will be India-Korea final
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India rested Prabodh Tirkey and goalie Bharat Chetri
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India and Egypt met last year in the same competition, it was a draw 2-2.
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India have won three matches, drew one, lost one while Egypt is yet to win or draw any match.
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In the first match of the penultimate day today, Australia defeated China 4-0, this has increased their chance to be in the tomorrow final
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