A spirited second play gave the fitter and perfect New Zealand a befitting 2-0 win over young Indian side today at the Azlan Shah Cup.

Indian goalie PR Sreejesh put up again a great show which helped India remain clean slate when the sides changed for the lemon time.

Even he could not offer anything when Andy Hayward struck, a perfect grounder off the first PC of second half.

This 40th minute goal clearly upset the loath Indians, whose forwardline, barring Malak Singh, was anything but ordinary.

Even as Akashdeep Singh and captain Danish missed a couple of easy looking opportunites, C Bannet added to Indian woes when he lapped on to the rebound of NZ’s fourth penalty corner in the 57th minute.

India had two penalty corners but the process was not good enough to beat the tight NZ defence.

India is now walloping in the fifth place with just 3 points and -2 goal difference.