KOLKATA: India narrowly defeated world No. 11 Ireland 1-0 after a high-scoring encounter with Australia in the final match in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. Kalinga Stadium on Friday evening.
It was a great performance from the Irish team, who remained goalless for 59 minutes and came within a minute of getting their first point of the tournament. However, the results were not that great. Gurjant The hosts breathed a sigh of relief as they scored the only goal of the match in the 60th minute.
Like so many times earlier in the match, this too was a long pass from India, but this time Gurjanth collected it well. Hardik Singh‘s pass was slammed into the boards from the top of the D, but Mandeep Singh jumped into the air to avoid the shot.
Ireland goalkeeper Jamie Kerr, who had been making good saves up until then, was unable to react as expected and looked dejected. After that, the Europeans tried their best to score an equalizer, but it was too late.
Although India ultimately won, coach Craig Fulton was not too happy with the performance and appeared quite irritated at times during the match. However, a victory is a victory, and it was India’s second win of the tournament. They currently have eight points from four games and will next face Spain in Rourkela on Monday.
Earlier, India earned their first penalty corner in the third minute of the match, but Harmanpreet Singh’s shot was saved on the line by an Irish defender. Not only that time, the Indian captain failed to score a goal on four other occasions throughout the match.
Harmanpreet not converting from PC was shocking to say the least. Credit should go to Irish goaltender Kerr and first rusher Jeremy Duncan, who refused to put his name on the scoresheet. Amit Rohidas also tried to convert for PC in the third quarter, but Kerr had no problem blocking it.
Other than PC, India didn’t have many clear chances. In the second quarter, Sukhjeet Singh and Araijeet Singh Hundar tried to score, but neither could find the target.
Meanwhile, Ireland came very close to scoring once in the first quarter and then in the fourth, but on both occasions the Indian goalkeeper was up to the task. First, Krishan Bahadur Pathak blocked Matthew Nelson’s shot from the left of the D, then PR Sreejesh was brilliant in denying Ireland’s PC conversion late in the game.
After Sreejesh’s save, India were able to mount a counterattack and eventually score the goal that helped them win.
Meanwhile, in the other match of the day, Australia rallied from a three-goal deficit to defeat the Netherlands 5-4, making it their fourth win in four games.
It was a great performance from the Irish team, who remained goalless for 59 minutes and came within a minute of getting their first point of the tournament. However, the results were not that great. Gurjant The hosts breathed a sigh of relief as they scored the only goal of the match in the 60th minute.
Like so many times earlier in the match, this too was a long pass from India, but this time Gurjanth collected it well. Hardik Singh‘s pass was slammed into the boards from the top of the D, but Mandeep Singh jumped into the air to avoid the shot.
Ireland goalkeeper Jamie Kerr, who had been making good saves up until then, was unable to react as expected and looked dejected. After that, the Europeans tried their best to score an equalizer, but it was too late.
Although India ultimately won, coach Craig Fulton was not too happy with the performance and appeared quite irritated at times during the match. However, a victory is a victory, and it was India’s second win of the tournament. They currently have eight points from four games and will next face Spain in Rourkela on Monday.
Earlier, India earned their first penalty corner in the third minute of the match, but Harmanpreet Singh’s shot was saved on the line by an Irish defender. Not only that time, the Indian captain failed to score a goal on four other occasions throughout the match.
Harmanpreet not converting from PC was shocking to say the least. Credit should go to Irish goaltender Kerr and first rusher Jeremy Duncan, who refused to put his name on the scoresheet. Amit Rohidas also tried to convert for PC in the third quarter, but Kerr had no problem blocking it.
Other than PC, India didn’t have many clear chances. In the second quarter, Sukhjeet Singh and Araijeet Singh Hundar tried to score, but neither could find the target.
Meanwhile, Ireland came very close to scoring once in the first quarter and then in the fourth, but on both occasions the Indian goalkeeper was up to the task. First, Krishan Bahadur Pathak blocked Matthew Nelson’s shot from the left of the D, then PR Sreejesh was brilliant in denying Ireland’s PC conversion late in the game.
After Sreejesh’s save, India were able to mount a counterattack and eventually score the goal that helped them win.
Meanwhile, in the other match of the day, Australia rallied from a three-goal deficit to defeat the Netherlands 5-4, making it their fourth win in four games.