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At 2012 Olympic Qualification Tournament, New Delhi
Men
India bt Canada 3-2 (1-0)
Goal Scored - Shivendra Singh (IND) 26', Sandeep Singh (IND) 40' PC and 61' PC and Mark Pearson (CAN) 50', Scott Tupper (CAN) 53' PC
Women
India l South Africa 2-5 (1-2)
Goal Scored - Asunta Lakra (IND) 23' PC, Soundarya Yendala (IND) 52' and Dirkie Chamberlain (RSA) 12' PC, 32' and 58', Sulette Damons (RSA) 53' and 67'
In very hard fought and entertaining match Indian men prevailed over Canada ... Both teams played physical match, Indians received 2 green cards in the first half and Canadians also received 2 green cards in the second half ... In this match Sandeep struggled with his drag and flick skill ... He missed 3 chances but converted 2 and in that last one was crucial one ... Sandeep missed couple of penalty corners in the first half but Shivendra's field goal helped Indians to gain lead ... Indians double their lead when Sandeep converted penalty corner in 40th minute ... After that Indians relaxed ... Canada scored field goal due to poor defense by Ignace Tirkey and in three minutes Canadians converted penalty corner when Sreejesh made a mistake while stopping direct hit from Tupper ... In next few minutes Candian players received 2 green cards and Indians take advantage of one less man on the field ...They earned penalty corner and Sandeep converted this when nine minutes were remaining ... After that Indians defended well to complete the victory ... With 12 points India booked their place in the final ... Canada need victory in the final group match against France to place in the final but I think France having better chance of qualifying for the final.
Indian women suffered their 1st defeat in the tournament when they went down fighting to top-ranked South Africa 2-5 in their fourth match ... This was the best match from women group ... South Africans played superb attacking hockey with better co-ordination and they also defended very well ... Our women played well in the patches, they suffered due to erratic passes and struggled in the mid-field ... Until 2-all we were matching them but South Africans scored immediately on the next minute after our equalizer that broke our confidence and then our team was looking scattered all over the place ... After this loss in the final match Indian women need to beat 2nd place Italian team to qualify for the fianl.
At 2012 Olympic Qualification Tournament, New Delhi
Men
India bt Canada 3-2 (1-0)
Goal Scored - Shivendra Singh (IND) 26', Sandeep Singh (IND) 40' PC and 61' PC and Mark Pearson (CAN) 50', Scott Tupper (CAN) 53' PC
Women
India l South Africa 2-5 (1-2)
Goal Scored - Asunta Lakra (IND) 23' PC, Soundarya Yendala (IND) 52' and Dirkie Chamberlain (RSA) 12' PC, 32' and 58', Sulette Damons (RSA) 53' and 67'
In very hard fought and entertaining match Indian men prevailed over Canada ... Both teams played physical match, Indians received 2 green cards in the first half and Canadians also received 2 green cards in the second half ... In this match Sandeep struggled with his drag and flick skill ... He missed 3 chances but converted 2 and in that last one was crucial one ... Sandeep missed couple of penalty corners in the first half but Shivendra's field goal helped Indians to gain lead ... Indians double their lead when Sandeep converted penalty corner in 40th minute ... After that Indians relaxed ... Canada scored field goal due to poor defense by Ignace Tirkey and in three minutes Canadians converted penalty corner when Sreejesh made a mistake while stopping direct hit from Tupper ... In next few minutes Candian players received 2 green cards and Indians take advantage of one less man on the field ...They earned penalty corner and Sandeep converted this when nine minutes were remaining ... After that Indians defended well to complete the victory ... With 12 points India booked their place in the final ... Canada need victory in the final group match against France to place in the final but I think France having better chance of qualifying for the final.
Indian women suffered their 1st defeat in the tournament when they went down fighting to top-ranked South Africa 2-5 in their fourth match ... This was the best match from women group ... South Africans played superb attacking hockey with better co-ordination and they also defended very well ... Our women played well in the patches, they suffered due to erratic passes and struggled in the mid-field ... Until 2-all we were matching them but South Africans scored immediately on the next minute after our equalizer that broke our confidence and then our team was looking scattered all over the place ... After this loss in the final match Indian women need to beat 2nd place Italian team to qualify for the fianl.
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