India M Match No.4
India
2
VS
Australia
6
India M Match No.4
India Vs Australia
2015-06-28 14:58:33
Commentary
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India finished second in the Pool B with 7 points five less than topper Australia.
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Recent history did not stand. Australia did not allow India to settle. Perhaps Nikkin could have struck two goals, but missed out. Aus were precise, much more precision wrt PC, 3 out of 4 PCs. India 2 Aus 6. This is a measure of miles to be caught up with the best of the world by India. Good luck to India in its Quarters.
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FULL TIME
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Ramandeep quick shot at goal, gk deflects, rebound missed out.
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Nikkin fireless, despite served on platter by Birendra from other 25-yard, delays his shot and lets the def steals the ball
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Aran shoots a high from comforatable position, loses a chance to enhance the lead
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Goal
Dharamvir draws gk outside, sends a perfect parallel into D, Ramandeep, waiting at the far end of cage, deflects in
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Stats show four times more circle penetration for Aus compared to Ind; total outplay by Aus
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Good build up by India, but on top of D mistrap
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Indian defence seems numbed as Aus runs through its D, but in the last moment Sree saves
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India brings its trump Ramandeep this Qtr
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Third Qtr played out
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Akash reverse into D, but Satbir far off to deflect, good game from India though, moments before 3rd qtr
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Goal
Cirelo sends his low flick into the cage from left of Sree, and between Sree and Yuvraj
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Penalty Corner
Jasjit's misplaced enthusiasm, loses possession, a good arial pass, Lakra stick checks, and concedes PC
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Penalty Corner
Jasjit's misplaced enthusiasm, loses possession, a good arial pass, Lakra stick checks, and concedes PC
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Goal
Goalie Sree charges early to tackle Govers, but Kiren Govers sends the ball to the right of cage, his fourth goal, first in this match
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Almost stroke situation in favour of India, but umpire doesn't think so
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The ball was flicked on the body, and hence dangerous, no PC, says neutral umpire
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Referral
Ump awards a PC to Aus, for raising ball before the ball entered D
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Birendra effect a good tackle on the right side of Indi D, and India defence under constant attack
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nikkin does everything but scoring
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A quick counter attack, but Birendra Lakra trips him, Kiren Govers complains, umpires pacifies him
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India starts attacking, gets a long corner and tries to penetrate
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Goal
Birendra Lakra strikes off the second rebound, first flick by Jasjeet
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Penalty Corner
in a counter India gets the reward
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Goal
Chris Crilielo takes the flick, ball gets deflects by the leg of charger Manpreet Singh, and goes to the right of stunned Sree.
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Referral
In a melee, Umpire signals game on, but Aus go for referral for back stick
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Match commences after lemon break
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HALF TIME
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India sends a long shot into D, Akshdeep stops, but the short rebound picked by a defender and clears
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Penalty Corner
Winning the referral, Aus takes the shot, the high flick, to dives fully to his right side and deflects the ball well, great game from Sree
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Referral
Aus goes for referral sensing the ball hit Satbir, and are successful
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Devinder and Gurbaj manages to penetrate Aus D, Satbir gets the ball on the backline, but hits only gk, who already covered the acute angle well.
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Goal
Cirelo strikes, Sree did well to save, but the rebound straight away comes back to Cirelo, who whakes to the right corner of the cage
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Penalty Corner
A cross lands on the foot of Lalit, India concedes first PC
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Good on the line game on right flank after Sardar tacked near their own D, Aus on attack
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After a brief spell, India falls back to defence style, Aus attacks lack fire
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Jamie switches sides from left to right, and is in the thick of action
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Gurmail again blind run on the right flank, dispossessed
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India shows urgency to attack, a well-ordinated move loses steam after Gurmail dispossessed, but in a counter Whetton and Groven test gk Sree, Birendra lakra latches on to a rebound and clears,
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Whetton gets a open chance to score, off a ariel ball, but his smash wide, close shave for Ind
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Second Quarter play underway
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Jamie got to strike with a ball coming through the legs of defending Sardar, the other tracker Gurmail got unaware, and chases to block Jamie in vain
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Aus continues to attack, while India tactically play a defensive game.
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Goal
Jamie from right side of D takes a ball from White, reaches centre of D to send the ball to the roof of cage, Sree completely outplayed
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Devinder and Nikkin combine well, good counter, but Nikkin dispossessed inside, good attack from left wing
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Blake unleashes a high shot from top of D, Sree jumps and palms it away
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Aus continues to keep pressure India, a good cross from left into D, not tacklers inside though
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Familiar switching of ball across D, but the received could not keep the ball within play area
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Momests later, Sree, who conceded a goal in one to one situation, saves a great shot of Blake
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Goal
Jamie steals the ball from Chenglan sana, supplies a parallel to Aran, who just swipes past Sree for Aus first goal
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India makes two substitutions simultaneously
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Aus on attack, Sardar Singh retrives a tricky situation for India
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Birendra good defences, bends fully to intercept a thorough pass inside D
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Gurbaj, in his 200th match, just unable to pierce thro, dispossessed easily on the edge of Aus circle
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Aus means business, straight into attack, Jamie weaving past into D from left flank, but crowded defence see him off
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Match starts
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Aus' Govers is top scorer at Antwerp with 5 goals. Two Aust players have struck 3 goals each. India's Ramandeep Singh has 3 goals against his name
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India defeated Aus in the Aus series and then at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in the last pool match
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Aus have won all the 3 matches they played so far, while their rival today did not lose a single outing but has a draw. India is No.2 in the pool while Aus heads it
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Most of the Aus team members play in the globally popular Hockey India League. One can therefore conclude both teams knows each other's strength and weakness thoroughly
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Indian coach Paul van Ass was the chief coach of the Dutch team that had lost to the Australia in the 2014 World Cup. Paul may seek to revenge the defeat today through his new team India.
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Today's encounter therefore evokes keen interest to see where do these two hockey nations stand wrt each other.
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However, India has won a series against Australia recently, and it has rekindled a hope among hockey fans
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For long Australia has been dominating India, esp in synthetic turf era.
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India and Australia will play their fourth and last pool match today.
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