India Match No.4 QF
India
2
VS
Great Britain
1
India Match No.4 QF
India Vs GB
2015-12-03 17:50:00
Commentary
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Lakra is the Man of the Match.
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FULL TIME: India beat GBR as India storm into the semi-finals of HWL Finals. India put up a spectacular show to beat GBR. They held on their nerves in the last quarters and saved as many as 3 penalty corners and stole the show in front of an ecstatic home ground.
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10s remain
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Ball not trapped properly. India avoid the scare.
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Penalty Corner
It's a PC for GBR.
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Referral
Another PC for GBR. India have asked for a referral.
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Penalty Corner
for GBR as the ball rises from Lakra's stick
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GBR have taken out their GK and have 11 players looking out for that desperate equalizer.
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Goal
GBR score and get back in the game. It's 2-1, India leading. Even after not trapping cleanly, SLOAN Ian manages a sweep and finds a deflection from the stick of Simon Mantell. Indian defenders looked clueless after the mis-trap.
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Penalty Corner
for GBR: Aggressive tackle by Dharamvir in the circle.
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GBR persists in the Indian circle. Lakra picks it up and India attempt a counter but Indians fail to hold on to the ball. GBR back again into the attack as India fall back.
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BROGDON Alastair for GBR is out due to injury.
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Green Card
Rupinderpal is out for 2m.
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Match resumes:
GBR have had the history of being resilient and bouncing back in the game in the last 15m. Losing to India after emerging leaders in Pool A, it would be nothing less than humiliation for GBR.
They are gonna play hard Hockey!
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3rd Quarter ends: Excellent Hockey from the Indian defense and the forwards. Talwinder has put India in the commanding seat. India need to sustain the last 15m. It's gonna be tough!
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Manpreet relays the ball to Akashdeep who runs down the right flank as the hooter buzzes.
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Devinder Walmiki doesn't trap cleanly. Long corner for GBR. India manage to get the ball.
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India survive the PC! GBR tried another beautiful variation and rally the ball to a player on the right of the post. He fails to finish the move.
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Penalty Corner
for GBR: Reverse sweep from Chris GRASSICK finds Raghu's foot.
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Akashdeep takes a quick shot from the left and GBR keeper saves it. On his center and right, there was no one. Had he moved to his right, he would ticked the scoreboard for India yet again!
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Fox intercepts a quick move by India and dispossess Akashdeep.
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India keep their Referral, and get the PC decision reverted.
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Referral
India have asked for a Referral as PC awards another PC. Raghu says he was blocked.
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Penalty Corner
for GBR
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Goal
Talwinder has scored a stunner! India leads 2-0 now. He scores from an acute angle as he steals the ball from a long pass from the center. He had all the time and he was way right into the English circle. His precision was commendable.
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It couldn't have been simpler than this, Ramandeep!! He receives a beauty from Sardara, pull-out the GK, beats him and sweeps. The ball gets deflected the cross-bar.
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Lakra tries hard on the right side. India persist in the GBR quarter.
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Field umpire's decision is overruled by the Video Umpire. No PC for India and GBR keep their referral.
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Referral
Umpire has awarded a PC for a stick-check foul on Talwinder in GBR circle.
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Aamir Khan picks a solo and shoots into the English cage. British GK has sufficient time to deflect it.
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David Condon dives forward to sweep one into the Indian post. Brilliant jump forward by Sreejesh to block his sweep.
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GBR have got their other GK James BAILEY on the field now
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Match underway in the 2nd half.
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HALF TIME: India leads 1-0. It was a good quarter for India. They look coordinated and disciplined. The game post half-time would be a high octane show and Englishmen players are likely to exert extreme pressure to open their tally on the score-board.
The top finishers in Pool A, GBR haven't lost a game and are the highest goal scores (11) in the tournament till now. Watch out for an super-exciting game of Hockey in the upcoming 30m.
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India buckling under speed as they lose the ball a couple of times in the English quarter before making a clean pass.
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Free-hit for England just outside the Indian circle. The whole team falls back in defense and clear it with ease.
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India pick on a counter as Sunil picks up the ball and runs down the right flank. He shoots towards the English cage. The direction is perfect but just too quick. No Indian from the center-flank can reach there.
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Sunil goes down near the English base-line.
Free-hit for India.
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Ramandeep gets a beautiful chance with the full view of the English post. He runs down towards it but gives a soft cross pass to the other flank. The English defender jumps forward to intercept it. India can't afford missing those!
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Sreejesh blocks another attack with Sam Ward waiting to slot it in.
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Sreejesh cuts off a lurking Simon Mantell at the goalmouth and avoids a dangerous deflection from him.
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Goal
India goes 1-0: Raghunath strikes the board for India.
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Penalty Corner
for India: Aamir Khan earns a cheeky PC for India as he finds the foot of Dan Shingles.
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Sunil changes the flank from right and relays it to the left flank to Raghunath. His stick accidently hits Alan FORSYTH.
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Match resumes in the 2nd quarter.
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1st Quarter ends: Both teams are taking a rather defensive approach.
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Sardara from the Indian half sweeps it to Akashdeep at the center. He relays to Dharamvir on the right but the English defense have contained all others fairly well. He loses the ball possession.
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Sreejesh reads it well goes down and takes it on his body. The hit on the lose ball is misdirected. India save it convincingly.
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Penalty Corner
for Great Britain: Jasjeet swings around to clear the ball but hits on Raghunath's foot.
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Atheletic rally from Devinder as India build a lovely counter from their quarter. He is too fast but releases the ball on a reverse flick in time for Talwinder who is near the English cage. He doesn't trap cleanly.
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Rupdinderpal blocks an intervention from Phil Roper in the Indian circle.
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Indians try to build a attack from the top of their circle but lose the ball in the mid-field
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National anthems done, match underway.
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Some Vital INFO: Indian team is experienced. It has 9 players with more than 90 caps against GB's 5. Eng captain Don Fox at 32 is the oldest of both teams. Both goalkeepers of GB team are inexperienced, as their collective caps less than 20.
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Umpires for the match: David Tomlinson of New Zealand and Ayden of South Africa. Reserve ump: Grant Hudley
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GB team has entered the pitch No.1 exactly 45 mins before the scheduled start of the match. Indians normally reach 30 mins before start
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India takes on Great Britain in its fourth match of the HWL in the Quarterfinal.
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