India A men’s team finished AHL 2017 campaign with a 4th place after they lost 2-3 to New South Wales in the Bronze Medal match.
India started the Bronze Medal match strongly which saw Simranjeet Singh scoring his first goal of AHL 2017 in the 3rd minute.
Affan Yousuf scored his third goal of this year’s AHL when he scored a field goal in the 9th minute to extend India’s lead to 2-0.
The second quarter saw a similar story as India dominated possession but it was the New South Wales side who had more circle entries and shots at goal, but were kept out by the Indian defence.
In the third quarter, New South Wales stepped up their efforts to get a goal back in which they were successful as Australian International Tom Craig scored a field goal in the 39th minute. The teams ended the third quarter with India leading 2-1.
In the fourth quarter, New South Wales scored two goals in two minutes to make a comeback into the match. Simon Orchard scored a field goal in the 55th minute to level the scores at 2-2, and in the 56th minute, it was Lachlan Sharp who scored the winner for his team.
New South Wales won the Bronze Medal match with a score-line of 3-2.