New Delhi, August 9, 2014: Indian men hockey team registered their third consecutive victory over Bangladesh and
cleaned sweep the three-match series by 3-0. Team India
continued their winning spree and defeated the host nation by 3-1 in the last
match played at Dhaka today.
India
started the match with their attacking game and achieved their first goal in
6th minute through forward Yuvraj Walmiki. After the early success, India tried to
create more opportunities in the first half but Bangladeshi defenders managed
to restrict the Indian attack.
In the 2nd half, India
came back with a better plan and managed to earn a penalty in 38th minute.
Drag-flicker Gurjinder Singh converted the penalty corner into a beautiful goal
and gave India
2-0 lead. Bangladesh
fought back hard after conceding two goals and managed to score a goal in 56th
minute through Pushkor Khisa Mimu. Indian skipper Vikram Kanth scored the third
goal for his team in 57th minute and helped his team to remain unbeaten in the
series.
Speaking on the win, Coach Tushar Khandker said, “This series was a good
experience for us. All the players got enough chance and opportunity to take
their skills to another level. We need to improve more on penalty corner conversions
and man to man marking. I would also like to appreciate Bangladesh team
for their competitive game”.
HI Press release
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