MATCH OVER: OQ (M) – 2000 hrs IST:
India
6
VS
France
2
MATCH OVER: OQ (M) - 2000 hrs IST:
India v France
2012-02-21 19:39:47
Commentary
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FULL TIME. India wins 6-2. That victory will surely boost India's confidence to take on Canada in tomorrow's match. Thanks for joining us today. We will be back with tomorrow's match coverage.
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SV Sunil is the Player of the Match
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India attack again as Sunil looses the ball control as it goes over the back line.
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Game slowed down a bit.
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Goal
for India. 6-2. Tushar scores straight from the D-top comfortably.
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Danish misses again!! Chandi's pass as he entered the French circle to Danish. Danish's scoop to beat a charging goalkeeper goes off-target.
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India throw away a chance. Yuvraj's pass to Danish who sweeps inside the French D but got reflected off the bars.
56`
Goal
France scores: 5-2. Fabien MAGNER scores off a drag flick
55`
Penalty Corner
France enters the Indian circle and infringement by Lakra gets them a PC.
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India fails to stop clearly. A delayed flick fails to reach the cage
48`
Green Card
for both Chandi and Frederic VERRIER for altercation between the two.
48`
Penalty Corner
for India. Yuvraj hits on Frenchmen foot.
47`
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India takes another shot at French goal as Danish's reverse-hit goes way above the French goal post.
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Raghunath's flick is blocked. A powerful hit on rebound by Danish goes askew.
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Penalty Corner
for India.Uthappa finds the foot of Lucas SEVESTRE.
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Sandeep goes off the pitch as he is brought down by Simon MARTIN-BRISAC
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Goal
for France: 3-1. HALF TIME. Lucas SEVESTRE scores. The whole French team comes to execute the PC as it is executed after the half time hoter. Lucas SEVESTRE's flick goes past inches away from Chetri.
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Goal
for India: 5-1. Lovely pass by Shivendra to beat the French GK to reach unmarked Sunil. He traps, nudges, takes his time, tames the ball and pushes it in.
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Goal
for India: 4-1. Sandeep scores as his flick is fast enough to go the right of a diving French GK
36`
Penalty Corner
for India. Shivendra finds Nicolas MARTIN-BRISAC's foot inside French circle
36`
Others
Match underway in the 2nd half
35`
Penalty Corner
for France in the last minute of 1st half as Indian defender deliberately hit the ball over the back-line.
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France enters India circle as Chetri comes up and kicks it, successfully rebounding it much away from the action arena.
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India almost score! Sunil deflects neatly but French GK goes down in time to block what would have been a sure goal for India.
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Indian attack again but fizzles out in the French D.
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Goal
for India: 3-0. Sandeep scores on the PS.
30`
Penalty Stroke
for India, as Sunil is brought down just before French circle
30`
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Maddening urgency by both sides to get control of the ball in the midfield as both sides fail to generate a threatening move.
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Ball exchanges Indian and French sticks by the second in the Indian circle as the danger looms on Indians for a while before India earns a 16-yard hit, eventually
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French defense has thwarted three of Indian onslaughts and have prevented them to enter their circle.
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Reverse hit by Sebastien JEAN on Indian post, misses the cage by a long distance.
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Blocked by Chetri and rebound cleared by Sarvanjit meticulously. India pick up a counter-attack and take a shot at the French goal but goes in vain.
21`
Penalty Corner
for France. Ball rises from Sardara's stick
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Fast entry by India into the rival D but France defenders block it before Sandeep could take his swing.
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Game slows down a bit compared to the 1st fifteen minutes. France trying to retain the ball possession.
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India attempt another move changing flanks very quickly but as the French team gets to defending, they fail to penetrate.
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France fumble with a very good chance as they delay in taking a hit at the top of Indian circle
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Indian attacks are coming at a maddening pace as French defenders as finding it hard to keep up with the pace of the game. A couple of chances missed by India, one by Yuvraj as he failed to connect in front of French post.
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Goal
for India: 2-0. Sandeep scores; His mid-level flick goes left of the kneeling French GK.
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Penalty Corner
for India. Rising ball off a Frenchmen stick
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Another Indian attack as the French defense is beaten again.
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Good skills display by Sunil as he moves from the right flank to the center but is dispossessed as the near the D-top.
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Goal
for India: 1-0. Shivendra scores from left off a pass from Sarvanjit.
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The umpires for the match are John Wright (SA) and Christian Blasch (GER)
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Match underway
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