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2nd Semi Finals(M) – Ind v Eng

India
8
 VS
England
7
2nd Semi Finals(M) - Ind v Eng
CWG 2010, Men's Hockey
2010-10-12 12:29:24
Commentary
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First time in three participations, India enters the CWG final. The final between India and Australia will be held 11.30 AM on Thursday. Visit us for the LIVE text Commentary of the FINAL.
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English players go around acknowledging the crowd support around the turf. The excitement doesn't seem to end here. Crowd is not leaving the stadium and so is the Indian team
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Englishmen are certainly disappointed to lose after surviving the Indian storm today. India shows a lot of character in their performance after going down 1-3.
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Heart warming performance by India. They get all the applause from the crowd for their entry to the finals. Players go around the stadium acknowledging the crowd and shake hands with the English players.
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Goal
Penalty Shoot out: Shivndra scores . India wins 8-7
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Goal
Penalty Shoot out: England scores . Score 7-7
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Goal
Penalty Shoot out: India scores . They lead 7-6
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Goal
Penalty Shoot out: England scores . 6-6
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Goal
Penalty Shoot out: Sandeep scores . India leads 6-5
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Penalty Shoot out: Chhetri saves KIRKHAM Glenn's shot. Score leveled at 5-5
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Goal
Penalty Shoot out: Pillay scores 5-5
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Goal
Penalty Shoot out: England scores 5-4 for England
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Goal
Penalty Shoot out: Sarvanjit scores Scores leveled 4-4
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Goal
Penalty Shoot out: Richard Smith scores as Chhetri is beaten England lead 4-3
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Extra Time
Chance missed by Tushar. He gets flier from the right side line. He connects but it's an extraordinary save by James Fair. Sure chance for India, saved by Fair.
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Extra Time
It has been an extraordinary game of World Class Hockey from India and England. A fiercely fought match between India and England. Now, it will be Chhetri from India v James Fair from England in the penalty shoot out.
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Extra Time
8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, the crowd shouts as the ET comes to an end. Indians shake hands with Englishmen acknowledging the tuft competition.
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India get a chance with less than 25s to spare but English defenders are alert to foil it.
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Less than 50s as teams get into the defense mode and are not making any ambitious moves
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1m 20s to go as England rotate the ball in their half.
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Free hit for England outside the circle on the right side. They fail to find their player on the pass.
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Indians save another attack from England.
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England misses a sitter as they fail to convert a long cross pass from Jackson. The player, right in front of the post, stopped the ball but couldn't turn around and score.
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Excellent effort by Tushar. He enters the circle, beats a player and takes a well aimed reverse flick onto the post but misses the target.
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Extra Time
English look very dangerous as KIRKHAM Glenn takes a wild whack targeting someone in the circle. It's a rising shot (and a foul) that injures Gurbaj. He goes out walking. Play stopped.
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Extra Time
Match resumes. If there is no goal in the next 7.5m, then it goes to Penalty Shoot Out.
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Extra Time
Sandeep's flick goes high above the post. He is visibly disappointed and so are the Indian fans around the stadium who thought it's almost over in favour of India. The ET Half time had already set in. Players change sides.
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Penalty Corner
PC for India as Sandeep's long pass from the left side is trapped by Tushar who finds a English foul in the D to get India a PC as 30s remain.
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Extra Time
Indians rotate the ball amongst themselves in the mid-field for a long time before making a move from the right flank. Move foiled by English.
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Tushar gets the ball in the left flank but he moves forward dangerously English defender mark him continuously to finally counter his move.
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English attack as Gurbaj clears the ball by a overhard pass to the center line.
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Extra Time
Indians dominate the proceedings as they make quick moves in tandem from both flanks.
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Wild hit from Sandeep from the left side reaches the center of the goalpost. Tushar gets the ball as he claims for a English foot. His protest is not entertained.
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Cautious game by both sides as Indian try a move from the right flank.
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England rotate the ball amongst themselves
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It will be 7.5-7.5 minutes each Extra time halves.
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Extra Time
Match starts.
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Match about to start in the extra time. Whomsoever scores a goal first - called a golden goal - they win. There is no 2nd chance here.
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8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1: The crowd shouts, as the Full time hooter sets in.
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Less than a minute to go. Indians attack again. The ball goes over the baseline.
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1m 20s to go as Indians are in still in the English half.
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England's GK makes a brilliant save as Indians keep on attacking one after another. English defense is on the move and are trying hard to resist the Indian onslaught.
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Long cross pass to Sarvanjit who is unmarked in the right flank in the English half. He moves forward and gives a pass to Tushar who looks very dangerous. England avoid the danger.
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High velocity and super pace games is in progress. Deafening noise in the stadium is demanding another goal from India. Englishmen are seen under tremendous pressure as they makes attempts to create opportunities.
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Goal
Goal for India by Sarvanjit Singh. Scores levelled at 3-3. A crowded English circle as Indians attempt to enter from the right side. The ball rolls over, many sticks are seen flying. Ball reaches Rajpal in front of the cage who takes a quick wild swing but fails to make a contact. The ball reaches Sarvanjit on the left side of the post. He does the rest.
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Indians get a free hit from the right flank as tempers rise on the field. Rajpal has had an hot exchange with England players
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Goal
Goal for India. They trail 3-2 now. A long sweep from Sandeep from the right flank finds its way into a crowded circle to find a deflection from Vikram Pillay. Fast goal from India. Crowd goes crazy.
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Iain Mackay gets a chance on top of Indian D from the right side. He takes a hard reverse hit which goes above the post and a flying Chhetri
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Sandeep's flick is way above the goalpost. Chance missed by India.
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Penalty Corner
PC for India. As Tushar enters from the right side, he hits in towards the post and finds an English foot.
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Yet another move by Tindall where he is almost alone in the Indian circle. Chance missed by England.
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Wild whack by Tindall as he and Sandeep are the only ones on the top of Indian circle. Chhetri puts in his left foot in time to avoid another disaster for India.
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India make a very good move from the right side as they enter the circle, the ball is then passed to the top of the D. Then as it goes to the right side of the post, it is cleared by English defenders.
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England miss it. Direct drag flick this time. It misses the right top corner of the Indian crossbars. Interestingly, Chhetri dives in the right direction this time, possibly because there was no variation from England.
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Penalty Corner
PC for Eng as Harry Martin enters the circle and finds a diving Gurbaj. The ball finally touches his knee.
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Goal
Goal for Eng: 3-1 for them now. Superb piece of variation by England. Ball stopped and passed to 1 player who does pseudo run over it and it reaches Mantell who takes a diagonal flick from the left side of goal. It is bang in as Indians, yet again, don't have any clue.
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Penalty Corner
PC for England: Stupid push by Prabodh to Barry Middleton. Umpire gives a very stern warning to Prabodh.
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Brilliant move by India as they pass the ball with only 1 or max. 2 touches as a diving Arjun hits the ball to the center of the goal post. English are alert to clear the ball
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WILSON Alastair leaves the field as he hurts his forearm while defending a dangerous looking Gurbaj who almost enters the circle. Play stopped for a while.
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Goal
England scores exactly in the same fashion as the 1st goal. 1 does a mock drill and Jackson does a flick with the ball. It goes almost in the same direction as the 1st goal. Chhetri has no idea what is happening.
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Penalty Corner
PC for England as Englishmen find Danish's foot.
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Green Card
for Sardara Singh
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No circle penetration from either side. Mostly tactical play
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Shivendra Singh makes a good artistic dodge to beat 2 players inside the English circle, but loses the ball after that.
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India has made 2 quick moves to barge into the English 25-yards but haven't been able to make a good move.
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Match underway in the 2nd half
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Goal
Goal for England. They level 1-1 at the half time. Although Ashley Jackson takes the drag flick, it is interestingly to see that Richard Mantell also takes a mock drill of drag flick. India is beaten and the flick reaches the net on the left side, as GK Chhetri is beaten and so is the defender who is very near the ball below the bars.
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Penalty Corner
8 seconds to spare and England gets a PC because of slackness from India. English players enters the a heavily guarded Indian circle. Although it looks like a futile attack because Indian are outnumbering the English but England finds the foot of Danish.
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Richard Alexandre attempts to enter the Indian circle in a very quick move, he is dispossessed.
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Indians get a chance as the ball reaches Tushar in the English half. He proceeds forward as there aren't many English players. He gives the pass to Shivendra who is very well marked and although he gets the ball he is not able to make that hit on the net. The ball rolls over the baseline as he keeps trying to hit it in.
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Indians rotating the ball amongst themselves for a long time in the defense line trying to see gaps in the forward line. Ball is passed to Indian forwards in England half but England get the ball and attempt a dangerous looking attack. As the ball enters, Prabodh intervens and clears the ball to the surprise of English forward.
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Chhetri makes a good save for India.
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Attacks galore from both sides. The match has accelerated quite a bit.
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Goal
India scores. They lead 1-0. Variation tried as Mahadik gets the ball to take the flick. The flick is defended by the ball reaches Sarvanjit who was just done with his PC push. He does it for India.
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Penalty Corner
PC for India: As Shivendra enters the English circle, he finds the foot of Richard Mantell.
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England misses a sitter. As Rob Moore hits a direct hit on the goal post, a diving Richard Mantell fails to make that last minute contact. It would have been a sure goal for England.
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Cross pass to the English player inside is the who is there with only 1 Indian defender. India saves a good chance for England.
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Brilliant chance missed by India. Rajpal gives a pass to Shivendra who is little off the post on the right side in the circle. He tries a reverse hit but fails to make a contact. He gets another chance as the ball is not cleared but this time on his hit his view is blocked by the English GK and defender. Chance lost for India.
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Game concentrated mainly in the mid-field, no teams able to make a concrete circle penetration till now.
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Sandeep gives a long pass to Rajpal who is next to the circle in the right flank. He takes a wild hit attempting to find someone in front of the English net. His hit goes over the baseline.
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Dangerous attack from the English from the right flank as Richard Alexandre to Iain Mackay who stops the ball in the Indian circle and attempts to take a reverse whack but commits a foul. Danger avoided for India
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England rotates the ball very well in the mid-field followed by an attempt to enter the Indian circle from the right flank, cleared by Indians.
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India attempts to enter English 25 yard area from right flank 3 times in a row. All times, they fail to make an impact due to a alert English defense line.
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No real concrete moves from either sides till now. England trying to penetrate Indian circle from both flanks in tandem but in vain.
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The Indian team for the match is:

1 CHETRI Bharat Kumar (GK)

3 MUJTABA Danish

4 SINGH Sandeep

5 HALAPPA Arjun

6 TIRKEY Prabodh

8 SINGH Sardar

12 SINGH Shivendra

13 SINGH Gurbaj

14 KHANDKAR Tushar

15 SINGH Raj Pal (C)

16 PILLAY Vikram Vishnu

2 CHIRAKA Bharat

7 MAHADIK Dhananjay

9 SINGH Dharamvir

10 PAL Ravi

11 SINGH Saravanjit

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Match underway
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National anthems over, match to start in a few minutes now.
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The teams line up for the national anthem.
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England's team has been on the field for the past 1 hour.
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The umpires for the match are: PULLMAN T (AUS) and STAGNO N (GIB)
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Welcome to the LIVE Text Commentary of the semi finals between India v England, the 2nd Semi finals of the day. In the 1st semi finals, Aus have beaten NZ 6-2.
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We bring Text Commentary of India-Eng match starting from 17.30 hrs today
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Australia beat NZ 602 in the First Semifinal. Winner of this match will meet Australia on Thursday.
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