Monday, August 26, 2013

Hockey News

At Asia Cup Hockey Tournament 2013, Ipoh, Malaysia

Pool B
India bt Korea 2-0 (1-0)
Goal Scorers - VR Raghunath (IND) PC 6', Mandeep Singh (IND) 65'

Indians r playing crucial pool match against Koreans ... Indians take early lead through their single penalty corner in 6th minute and after that they produced some superb defending to hold that advantage till half-time ... South Koreans were dominated for last 25 minutes of first half and they earned five penalty corners but PR Sreejesh was wall in front of goal and did some excellent ... In the second half also South Koreans were attacking and dominated first 20 minutes ... They had maximum possession and too many circle penetrations but failed to take advantage as Sreejesh was too good in-front of the goal ... Other hand Indians struggled in mid-field and missed few opportunities in Korean circle ... In last 15 minutes Indians managed to put extra pressure on Korean goal with some excellent moves ... When 5 minutes were remaining Mandeep take advantage of Korean defensive mistake and scored easy goal ... In end Koreans were looking tired and Indians completed excellent win ... With this win they avoid facing Pakistan in the semi-final but still having tricky semi-final against host Malaysia, against whom we struggle these days.

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