Sant Cugat del Valles, August 12, 2015: After losing a
closely fought match against Spain ,
the India Men Team registered a convincing 2-0 win against Spain in their
second match played at Sant Cugat del Valles today.
Both the teams attacked from the first minute and battled
against each other with their skills and tactics. Sunil and Akashdeep exchanged
good passes and took the ball close to the goal-post but the Spanish goalkeeper
brilliantly saved it. With both the teams unable to open their scoring account
despite of continuous efforts, the scores remained 0-0 by the end of the first
half.
The second quarter started with both the sides looking for
opportunities to open their account. After few minutes, Spain was
awarded a penalty corner but the Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh deflected the
ball and it went wide. Looking forward to enter the Spain ’s D, Sunil earned a penalty
corner opportunity but failed to convert it. India went on aggressive attack and
took the lead as Ramandeep Singh dextrously struck a field goal in the 17th minute,
thereby, opening their scoring account by 1-0. As no further goals were
scored in the rest of the session, the first half ended in favour of India at 1-0.
The third quarter started with India keeping good control over the
game. Ramandeep gave a beautiful pass to Akashdeep who hit the ball straight
into the goal post in the 33rd minute that resulted in a field goal, which
took the lead by 2-0. While, Spain
was in dire need of finding the first goal, their strategies went futile and
the score remain unchanged to 0-2 in favour of India .
HI Press release and photo
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