s2h team
It was a high scoring encounter, but one saw all action in the fourth quarter, as India and Great Britain drew their ill-temepred, last pool match 5-5. Though India scoring five goals has become a fixure here – it struck five goals in four match and one less in the other- its four goals came in the last quarter. Yellow cards were also a galore in the quarter despite goals reigning in.
Great Britain was comfortably on lead (5-3) after Jamie Golden struck a brace out of field efforts.Before his twin strike came in the space of three minutes between 54th and 56th minute the score read 3-3.
Credit to Sharda Nand Tiwari who scored not only the match’s first penalty corner in the 56th minute, the sme minute in which Jamie struck his second, and came up with the ultimate equalize two minutes later.
Earlier, Max Anderson stunned the Indian in the very first minute (1-0) only to see Chndura Boby equalizing (1-1). The teams changed sides with the score, but the scoring act got accelarated when Max Anderson (2-1) and Harrison Stone (3-1) provided a huge advantage to their teams, these two goals coming in a gap of just two minutes (40, 42). what was in store was not known when they teams retired for two-minute rest at the end of Quarter No.3.
Indian Junior Men’s team for the 2022 Sultan of Johor Cup, in a strong
What transpired after resumption in which spell both Jamie and Shardanand were struck a brace each is how the hockey fare was showcased in Johor Bahru.
This spell was conscipicuous for ill tempers, as the last time finalists were not in a mood to give up the fight which transgressed into a battlefield, keeping the umpires busy.
Amir Ali of India (51st min) and Fred Newbold (56) got an yellow each, before that Ben Fox and Amandeep Lakra got their yellow label!
With two wins and two draws India is at second in the pool, with Australia and South Africa outing to be completed.