MATCH OVER: OQ (M) FINALS - 2000 hrs IST:

India

France

India v France

2012-02-26 19:07:32

Commentary

71`

Others

Fair Play Trophy: India, Best Goalkeeper of the tournament: Mariusz CHYLA(Poland), Top Goal Scorer: Sandeep Singh (India) for 16 goals. Best player of the tournament: Sardar Singh (India). GOLD: India, SILVER: France, BRONZE: Canada. Thanks for joining us. That's all from s2h.

71`

Others

Player of the Match: Sandeep Singh. He gets a motorcycle too.

70`

Others

FULL TIME: India wins 8-1. India go to the London Olympics as they have comprehensively beaten France 8-1. A rough game saw 3 Yellow and 4 Green Cards. India exploited the PCs to the extremes. 7 of their 8 goals came from the PCs.

70`

Others

They fail to stop as India pick up a counter attack defended by France.

69`

Penalty Corner

for France.

68`

Others

Chandi misses a sitter off a hit-in from Sunil from the right flank. His deflection misses the post.

68`

Others

France are trying hard for a consolation goal.

67`

Others

Sarvanjit tackles displaying his skills in the corner of Indian half for a while as the crowd acknowledges with a roar

65`

Others

India tries a circle penetration but are kept off by the French defenders.

64`

Others

Shivendra misses as French GK makes a brilliant save!

62`

Others

Rupinder charges in and blocks the flick. India pick a counter attack and close very close to scoring yet again as Sunil misses on the sweep inside the French circle.

62`

Penalty Corner

for France. Uthappa foot as a hit is taken after a rebound from Sreejesh

61`

Yellow Card

for Danish Mujtaba for a deliberate foul against Frederic VERRIER

60`

Others

Shivendra has been brought down by Lucas SEVESTRE. Free hit for India just outside French circle in the left flank.

59`

Others

France in the attack as the Indians fall back to defend. Ball goes over the backline.

56`

Goal

India goes up 8-1. Raghunath scores off a high flick.

56`

Others

Raghunath to take the flick

55`

Penalty Corner

for India: for tripping Shivendra

53`

Others

India attack again and get a Long corner as the stadium has swelled up to its full capacity, many people standing in the stands.

51`

Goal

for India: 7-1. Sandeep scores again. His flick goes high into the French nets

50`

Penalty Corner

for India

49`

Goal

India scores: 6-1. Sandeep scores

49`

Yellow Card

Yellow card for France

49`

Penalty Corner

for India

49`

Others

France saves as Shivendra shoots from close range.

48`

Others

France miss a chance. Sreejesh deflects a quick incoming deflection.

46`

Yellow Card

for France: rough tackle by Lucas SEVESTRE against Chandi.

46`

Others

Free hit for France outside Indian quarter as India pick a counter-attack.

46`

Others

The game is getting rough with a lot of yelling, arguing and finger pointing happening. Foul against Lakra. Umpires have summoned both the captains.

43`

Goal

for India: 5-1. Sunil scores. Danish from outside the circle to Tushar on the left inside the circle, he passes to unmarked Sunil on the goalmouth. He makes no mistake.

42`

Green Card

for Hugo GENESTET for a foul and subsequent yelling.

42`

Others

India finally saves and clears the ball.

42`

Penalty Corner

for France: An indirect and they find an Indian foot again.

41`

Penalty Corner

for France: Sreejesh blocks but it hits Ignace's waist.

40`

Penalty Corner

for France: France is on the plunder. They took 3 hits on the Indian post, all defended (one blocked by Sreejesh) but concede a PC.

39`

Others

Sreejesh saves!

38`

Penalty Corner

for France: Danish's foot.

38`

Referral

France has asked for a referral claiming that they have found a Indian foot.

38`

Goal

India goes 4-1. Sandeep scores. His flick reaches the top-most corner of the post.

37`

Penalty Corner

for India. Shivendra and Tushar earn it for India

36`

Others

Game commences in the 2nd half.

35`

Others

HALF TIME: India leads 3-1. Indians have outclassed France with their ruthless and unending attacks. Going down 2 goals, in response, France have started attacking but then Indians have fallen back in defense. Its all happening here at the National Stadium. If France pulls back an early goal in the second half, it can be anyone's game.

35`

Others

India pull off a counter attack but they are blocked before the reach the French quarter.

34`

Others

France in Indian quarter but Indians manage to keep them away to clear the ball

32`

Others

They couldn't take a shot on the goal. Danger passes on for India. Indirect, and the ball is passed to Simon MARTIN-BRISAC. He fails to trap the ball

31`

Penalty Corner

for France. Jean-Jean finds Ignace's foot on the Indian circle line from the left.

30`

Others

India is much superior to France on all statistics - Circle Penetrations, Shots at the goal (7 compared to 1) and Ball Possesion (60-40%)

29`

Others

France are trying to develop an attack but Indian defenders retaining the ball possession for now.

26`

Others

Decision over-ruled. No PC for France.

26`

Referral

PC for France.India have asked for a referral.

26`

Goal

Sandeep scores! India up 3-1. His flick is high up, French GK out and up. No chance for the defender on the goal-line to block it.

25`

Penalty Corner

for India: for foul against Danish.

23`

Goal

France scores a stunner: Score: 2-1. Jean-Jean's quick hit from the right, outside the Indian circle. A moving Simon MARTIN-BRISAC deflects and Sreejesh doesn't know where the ball has gone.

23`

Others

3 players out with a Green card for now. 9 players v 10 are on right now.

22`

Green Card

Sarvanjit Singh for wrong tackle on Scheefer.

22`

Others

Francois SCHEEFER's solo as he hits the ball into the Indian cage but no touches or deflections.

20`

Green Card

for Fabien MAGNER

20`

Green Card

for Manpreet Singh

19`

Goal

Sandeep scores. India goes 2-0. Sandeep's mid-level flick goes to the left of the French GK as he kneels right.

19`

Penalty Corner

for India. Video umpire asserts in favor of India.

19`

Referral

India has asked for a referral as Shivendra is brought down in the French circle.

18`

Others

Shivendra misses to connect a cross pass from Chandi.

17`

Goal

India goes 1-0. Lakra scores. Sardara from the midfield with a cross to Manpreet on the right outside the French circle. He hits in to find Lakra at the French goalmouth. He traps, turns around and reverse hits it, few feet away from the French post.

16`

Others

Manpreet SINGH's reverse hit on the French goalpost, from the top of a very crowded circle has been blocked by the French GK.

15`

Others

France has done well in thwarting India's (usual) game plan of scoring early in each game. We are in the 15th minute now and India hasn't been able to score as yet!

14`

Others

No threatening moves from either side as fight goes on for the ball possession.

11`

Others

France almost scores! Ball hits Sebastien JEAN-JEAN and he is down nearly at the Indian goal line. Danger averted for India.

10`

Others

France is doing very well learning from their previous mistakes. They have almost blocked the free swing of any of the Indian players. Indians are attacking persistently, France are defending meticulously not giving much chances to India to go up early on the score-board.

Others

Chandi blocked at the top of the French circle as he got a quick pass from Sarvanjit.

Others

India try a circle penetration through the right as Sunil persists for a while but Frenchmen clear it.

Others

India carry on with their strategy of attack as the game remains concentrated in the French half.

Others

Shivendra's entry is blocked by Valentin MIGNEAU at the top of the French circle.

Others

Sandeep misses as Francois SCHEEFER runs up in time to block that flick by Sandeep.

Penalty Corner

for India. Run down by Sunil in the right flank as Sebastien JEAN-JEAN committing a foul against him.

Others

Ball in the midfield for now.

Others

Match starts with a roaring crowd with deafening noise.

Others

National anthems, game about to start.

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France have played their last Olympics back in 1972.

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Teams on the turf lining up for national anthem.

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This is for the first time India is hosting Olympic Qualifier in its long history of hockey

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The stadium is two third full, the maximum for any day in the ongoing Delhi Olympic Qualifier.

Others

Today is India-France's 40th international encounter.

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India-France Head to Head count

Played 39
India Won 28
India Lost 3
Draw 8

Others

India rested Bharat Chetri; PR Sreejesh will man our goal

Others

Umpire's for the final: John Wright of South Africa and Christian Blasch of Germany

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