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Final Up to date: January 26, 2023, 22:24 IST
India Rout Japan 8-Zero within the classification match of the FIH World Cup 2023 in Odisha (FIH)
Abhishek and Harmanpreet Singh netted a brace every whereas Mandeep Singh, Vivek Sagar, Manpreet Singh and Sukhjeet Singh have been the opposite scorers on a day India ran riot towards a hapless Japanese on the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela
Beneath-fire captain Harmanpreet Singh lastly got here good together with his drag flick as he and younger striker Abhishek struck a brace every as India demolished Asian Video games champions Japan 8-Zero in an inconsequential FIH Males’s World Cup classification match right here on Thursday.
India, who had made a shock exit from the showpiece occasion after shedding to New Zealand of their crossover match, performed their greatest sport nevertheless it got here too late within the match.
The hosts, who scored 4 objectives every within the third and fourth quarters, will now play South Africa within the ninth to 12th place match on Saturday.
Harmanpreet (46th and 59th minutes) struck twice within the fourth quarter off penalty corners, which ought to increase his confidence a bit after repeated failures together with his drag flick all through the match. He had taken most of India’s 26 PCs earlier than Thursday’s classification match.
He additionally took the vast majority of the 11 PCs India earned on Thursday.
He had additionally scored as soon as earlier from his drag flick within the dying moments of the ultimate Pool D match towards Wales, however that was after the opponents had taken out the goalkeeper in lieu of an outfield participant.
The 23-year-old Abhishek, recognized solely by his first identify, scored within the 36th and 44th minutes — each discipline objectives — whereas Mandeep Singh (33rd), Vivek Sagar Prasad (40th), Manpreet Singh (59th) and Sukhjeet Singh (60th) have been the opposite goal-getters for India.
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After a goalless first half, India scored 4 objectives within the third quarter and added 4 extra within the fourth in a lopsided match, the place greater than 60 per cent possession was with the hosts.
A full-capacity crowd turned up on the Birsa Munda Stadium to observe the classification match and the spectators have been handled to the house facet’s most convincing win within the match.
India have been the dominant facet within the first quarter with extra circle penetration. The house facet earned back-to-back PCs within the 12th minute however Harmanpreet couldn’t rating from each. Raj Kumar Pal struck a strong reverse hit within the 14th minute however missed the goal.
Abhishek had a golden probability with a couple of seconds left within the first quarter however his shot was blocked by Japanese goalkeeper Yoshikawa Takashi.
Japan earned back-to-back PCs simply because the second quarter began however wasted each.
India rapidly counter-attacked and Akashdeep Singh’s snapshot from the highest of the hanging circle was once more blocked by Takashi. Harmanpreet then wasted India’s third PC.
Lalit Upadhyay had one other go on the Japanese objective however Takashi was at it, denying India but once more.
India had at the very least 16 circle penetrations until the half time as towards 9 by Japan however that domination did no translate into objectives.
India scored three minutes after the beginning of third quarter from a penalty-corner variation. Amit Rohidas’ push was deflected into the objective by Mandeep Singh for his first objective of the match.
Three minutes later, Abhishek made it 2-Zero as his reverse sweep off a tremendous cross from Vivek Sagar Prasad beat the Japanese goalkeeper.
India’s dominance continued to develop because the hosts took the sport away from Japan’s attain with their third objective within the 40th minute from their sixth PC.
Prasad scored his maiden World Cup objective after Harmanpreet’s drag flick ricocheted from a defender’s stick.
Abhishek accomplished his brace a minute earlier than the top of the third quarter as his excessive reverse shot following a cross from Prasad discovered the online.
Harmanpreet lastly discovered the goal together with his drag flick within the first minute of the fourth quarter as India continued their goal-scoring spree.
Senior participant Manpreet and Sukhjeet joined the occasion with objectives in the direction of the top of the match.
In different classification matches right here, South Africa beat Malaysia 6-Three whereas debutants Wales defeated France 2-1 within the penalty shootout to register their maiden World Cup win after the perimeters have been locked 2-2 on the finish of regulation time.
Wales will face Argentina, who hammered neighbours Chile 8-Zero in one other classification match, within the ninth to 12th place match on Saturday.
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