India Match 1 India 1 NZ 5
India
1
VS
New Zealand
5
India Match 1 India 1 NZ 5
Azlan Shah Cup India Vs NZ
2012-05-20 07:49:57
Commentary
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India will take on Korea tomorrow in the third match, 17.30 IST
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man of the Match shea Mcaleese of NZ
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India had its chances when got two pC in succsession in the second half, but Raghunath was anything but sharp
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Last year agaisnt the same NZ, India gave five goals in the second half to face a worst defeat of 3-7. NZ keep up its reputation of giant killers, India was lethergic, and it seems had no energy, less fit.
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India press hard, but their shots near the circle are high, and easily deflected and anticipated, one of the worst show by India. they have to blame themselves for the defeat as they kept on missing. Over all statistically too, NZ was a better placed.
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NZ again on attack
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Goal
Matt converts their 8th PC, a great grounder
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In the last few minutes, NZ worked in tandem, used fewer moves to score against India's circuitous entry into the circle,
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Goal
India made two attacks in the space of two minutes but in acounter attack stephen Jenness trapped a pass from baseline to bang in the open goal
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Goal
Game on fast pitch, Raghunath lets an untouched ball enter the D, moments later a midfield pass is deflected in by Nick Wilson
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Game on fast pitch, Raghunath lets an untouched ball enter the D
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two shots at goal, one cleared by Sreejesh, another by Manpreet Singh
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Penalty Corner
Rupinder misspasses, NZ traps, Simonchild comes close to score, but gets its 7th PC
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NZ works on counter attack, with only Nick in the attack, he gets a feed, but Kothajit dives to clear the ball from him in the centre of the D, India survives after series of its attack failed
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Indian attack, 16 yard ht for NZ
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India shows urgency, and keep on attacking, holds the ball almost with itself
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Manpreet saves India with a neat clearance inside the D
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India regrous aond attacks from both flanks, entire defence near the midfield
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Richard Patherick makes a goaline save
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one umpires give a PC for India, and after discussion it is cancelled
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Sandeep comes in combines well with sardar, India on attack,
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A diagnonal move involving Sardar, Yuvraj brings the ball to the top of D, but Dharmvir singh fails to anticipate and let the ball go, India still on attack
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Indian goalie and a forward collid, game stopped
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sunil fumbles near baseline, NZ now on attack with Archibald in the centre of attack
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Raghunath's high flick, gk deflects, India gets a long corner, still attacking
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Penalty Corner
No shot, India quick passes and geets out of the tight situation, sardar manages cleverly to send a cross to India, India gets its second PC
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Penalty Corner
simon Child puts it on the leg of Raghunath, NZ PC no 6
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Sardar Singh outwits three markers and set up an Indian attack
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India got its first PC in the 38th min, not 36 as mentioned
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raghunath shots lands straight on the body of the gk, Sarwanjit manages to clear a sharp counter attack.
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Penalty Corner
India's first PC, sandeep not in the field
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Nobss fields all young guns, Kothajit, Kuttappa, yuvraj
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match starts again
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india missed at least three easy chances int eh first half, one by Yuvraj Walmiki was noticeable.
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Not much crowd here, about one thousand, both stands on cage side empty.
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Half time
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Goal
Dean Couzins shot, Andy Hayward deflects, India down
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Penalty Corner
NZ backpasses and construct a move, and Philip Burrows manages to extract another PC
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yuvraj plays at Centre forward position in place of sarwantjit singh. Nick Wilson just misses a cross, he send the ball from close range, on the run, ball rolls across the goalmouth and gets cleared
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Birendra lakra comes in
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India controls the speed, give and take among themselves, NZ too plays a patient game
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Timings slightly on higher side between 24 and 28 minutes inputs. Kindly bear with us
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Rupinder Pal tackles Simon Child and sends a through ball to Shivender
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Sarwanjit, Sunil and manpreet trouble NZ defence
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India continues to attack, Danish gives to Sunil near top of the circle,Sunil fumbles
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Sunil dispossed by Brad Shaw near 25-yard area, idnia recovers and launches an attck from right flank, ball now fast for Shivender to stop near the right flag
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Shivender intercepts, and puts Yubraj on position to strike, he gets the ball, but hits high, easy for goalie to jump and clear, another chance wasted
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India attacks, Shivender cross lands inside the circle, Tushar could not stop, gets long corner, ball rises, move go abegging
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On both penalty corners, NZ could make three shots at goal, though ungainful
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Again India manages to survive, though Nick Wilson came close to scoring, Srejesh injured
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Penalty Corner
Argentina another PC
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Matt L'huillier takes the shot, straight into Sreejesh, rebound clear by Raghunath, in the coutner attack, Tushar send the ball inside but nobody to trap, india misses a golden chance
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Penalty Corner
Three rebound shot, Sreejesh and tushar comes up in time, but fails to clear, another PC
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Early charge by India, had to be taken again
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Penalty Corner
NZ gets its first PC
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NZ press hard, India on back foot
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Sardar Singh stops a NZ attack, clever interception of Simon Child near the right portion of the circle
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Dharamvir Singh comes in and set up Tushar for a good move, Richard Patherick stops the ball on the circle top
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India labours for a PC in vain
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Argentina on attack, wirh Ryan Archiobald troubling the Ind defence at the right flank
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India on attack from right flank, Sardar gives to sarwanjit Singh, Brendra Lakra shot, rebound takes cleverly stopped by sardar gives back to Sarwanjit, but he fails to trap, much to the agony of the good Indian crowd. india misses a sitter
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Manpreet retrives from a tough situation, rallies to left wing, NZ blunts
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India again on attack with sarwantjit and Shivender bringin gthe ball from 25-yar to 25-yard area, sunil send the cross, NZ blocks
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Goal
Shivender gets a loose ball near the goalmouth, as a defender fumbles, drag it to the front of the goalmouth, and gently pushes in the open goal
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Nick Wilson solo, into the circle, could not control, bll crosses the baseline, India counter attacks, now from right, Sunil taps the ball near baseline and shot, but high, gk jumps and deflects, game now warmed up
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NZ again attack, Raghunath intercepts, feed to Tushar on the left wing, his forehand shot stopped on the circle line
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This was the move by the Kiwis from the bully off; Sandeep thought he stopped the ball inside the circle, but it bounced for Simon Child to tap in coolly from just couple of yards in front of the goal mouth. Dream start for the Kiwis
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Goal
Match started with 40 seconds, New struck a blow to India, a quick surge from centre of the circle, a feeble and loathe stop by sandeep Singh led to the goal
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Barstow Dan of GB and German Montes de Oca of Argentina are the umpires
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When India and New Zealand met last time in the same competition, the latter won handsomely 7-3. That was a year ago; Indian team has 9 new players compared to the last year Azlan Shah team
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Neal Shay and Hugo Inglis are rested by NZ
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Sardar Singh is leading the side
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India rested Gurbaj Singh and captain Bharat Chetri for the opening match
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Earlier in the day, Pak defeat Argentina 4-2, after leading by an odd goal in the half time.
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Teams had half an hour warm up on the main pitch; now line up for national anthem
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Indians are sporting light blue traditional jersey and shots, grey socks. Against the back drop of blue turf, the team looks compatible.
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Welcome to the Live text Commentary of the India - New Zealand match, the second contest of Day One in Ipoh
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India takes on New Zealand in their opening match of the Azlan Shah Cup 2012. s2h will bring out the Commentary.
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