MATCH OVER: OQ (M) – 2000 hrs IST:
India
3
VS
Canada
2
MATCH OVER: OQ (M) - 2000 hrs IST:
India v Canada
2012-02-22 19:35:31
Commentary
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Sardara Singh is the Player of the Match
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FULL TIME. India wins 3-2. Hard earned victory by India. Canada posed a very tuft challenge to India. Thanks for tuning in to s2h. We shall be back with you on Friday.
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Flick defended by Canada.
69`
Penalty Corner
for India, Tushar and Lakra get it for India in the right flank.
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Into the final 2m of the game.
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Canada almost catch a napping Indian defense again! Attack saved by India followed by Indian counter-attack
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Indians retaining the ball with them trying hard to make a circle penetration but Canadian defense giving them a hard time.
61`
Goal
for India: 3-2. Sandeep scores off a low flick
61`
Penalty Corner
for India. Canadian foot in their circle
60`
Green Card
for Richard HILDRETH
59`
Others
Manpreet's hit from the left as Sunil dives in towards the Canadian post for a deflection but misses to connect.
57`
Green Card
for Mark PEARSON
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Sandeep's flick in blocked by charging-in Mark PEARSON
56`
Penalty Corner
for India. Ball rises in the Canadian circle.
55`
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Massive tussle for the ball in and around Canadian circle. Only after a while, Canada clears it.
53`
Goal
for Canada! Canada equalize 2-2. Tupper's low flick goes directly into the board beating Sreejesh.
52`
Penalty Corner
for Canada: Off Sardara's foot.
50`
Goal
for Canada: Slight slack defense by Ignace Tirkey in a crowded Indian circle and Mark PEARSON beat Sreejesh with a nudge inside.
45`
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Play concentrated in the Canadian circle.
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From the right, Sunil takes a shot at the Canadian goal again but the hit goes wide off the post.
40`
Goal
for India: 2-0. Sandeep scores off his flick. His flick beats the GK completely
39`
Penalty Corner
for India as they find a Candian foot at the D-top
38`
Others
Tushar gives a good pass from the left to Uthappa but he is blocked by a lying down Canadian GK
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Sunil's hard shot inside Canadian circle gets deflected off the top front bar of the goalpost
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2nd half underway
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HALF TIME. India leads 1-0. An intense session of high-level competition. India have a slight upper hand as they have been attacking repeatedly inspite of a very agile Canadian defense line-up. Canadian forwards need to go all out on attack to push back Indian frontline to get back in the game in the 2nd half.
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Indians are chasing the Canadian forwards shoulder-to-shoulder whenever Canada runs down the Indian half attempting to enter the Indian circle
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Hard hit-in from the right side line, intended for Tushar in the circle but the hit is nowhere near him
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Tushar's hit-in from the circle line just misses the Canadian post.
26`
Goal
India 1-0.Shivendra scores! He fights for the ball and the ball goes loose for a moment, he hits it in, inches away from the post.
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An agile Canadian defense and man-to-man marking is not giving the Indians any space in the circle. There is little chance to deflect in incoming hit either.
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Canada come too close to the Indian goalpost!
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India squander a chance. For some reason, Danish didn't move away from the ball after stopping. Sandeep didn't the ball free for himself. Danish took a reverse hit but that was a rising shot.
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Penalty Corner
for India: Sunil finds the foot of David JAMESON.
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Others
Sunil misses a deflection at the Canadian goal mouth coming from a hit-in from Manpreet from the right side-line.
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Green Card
for Raghunath for being too close when a Canadian free-hit was taken
13`
Others
Canada enters the Indian circle from the left but blocked and cleared by Manpreet
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Green Card
for Ignace Tirkey
9`
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Brilliant run down by Shivendra left of the Canadian post but no one to support him in front of the goalmouth.
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Canada miss a chance as they beat the Indian defense comprehensively. The hit gets deflected by the goal bars.
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India stay in the Canadian quarter trying a circle penetration but in vain
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Sandeep's flick blocked by Canadian GK Antoni KINDLER. Rebound is cleared by Canadians.
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Penalty Corner
for India: Adam FROESE carried the ball
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Sunil takes a hit on Canadian goal running down the right flank
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Match underway
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Match about to start
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Teams on the field lined up for the National Anthem
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The umpires for today's match are: HUTCHINSON Colin (IRE) and IGGO Nigel (NZL)
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