IND vs GBR Highlights, FIH Pro League hockey: Great Britain beats India 3-1

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The game was good. We didn’t star the way we wanted to. Much better control in second and third quarters. Need to be more calm and smart inside the circle. Good opportunuty to play before the Olympics.

And the final gooter goes! It is Great Britain which takes away three points after beating India 1-3. 

Bandurak is denied a third goal once again. Three misses for him after his brace in the first quarter. 

Abhishek, India’s lone scorer, makes it past two defenders in the D. But falls short of goal. India quick to counter once again but Great Britain reciprocate. 

Five minutes remain for the final hooter. Can Great Britain deny India a third straight win in a row? It looks like that as of now.

Harmanpreet’s long pass intercepted by Britain. Both teams are desperate to score again. India certainly more keen on reducing the margin. 

India with a long pass by the sideline to push forward. Make their way into the D but can’t take a shot. 

Mandeep’s move into the D is stopped by the Britain defence. Ball now with Britain. Bandurak’s hattrick attempt stopped by Sreejesh once again.

A foul inside the circle as Brendan Creed is penalised. India asking for a penalty stroke. India lose referral as it is only a PC. Another PC for India. Amit Rohindas hits the advertising on the side of the goal twice. Yet another PC for India, eighth one. Unable to find the net.

Britain attacks early in the fourth quarter. A foul not given for India and Britain take advantage of the space ahead. GOAL! An umpire referral to check but goal stands. 

India with a different strategy as they seen to be picking up the pace to try and penetrate the shooting circle. An exciting third quarter comes to an end. 

India desperate to find an equaliser but passes are not connecting well enough to make an impact. Bandurak’s hattrick attempt doesn’t meet the target. 

PC taken but it is India on the counter. It is a PC for India! Now, Britain move forward after India was unable to make use of the . 

Britain make it into the shooting circle. PC for Britain! A fourth PC for the host as one of Britain’s players is on the ground after contact. It’s Phil Roper who walks out of the pitch with what looks like a face injury. 

PC for Britain. Harmanpreet appeals to the umpire but the PC stands. Great save by Sreejesh. 

India seems to have found some form now. They are pushing the host back into their half. Britain now on the attack.

GOAL! Abhishek finds the net for India. PC for India but they are unable to score. 

Long passes from the back but easily intercepted by Britain. The host make it into the D but India steal the ball back and waste no time on the counter.

India start on the backfoot, having to defend in its half right from the start. 

India on the counter again, led by Mandeep and Hardik. Only 12 seconds left in the quarter. India unable to score as the first half comes to an end. 

India with more possession this quarter. Trying to enter the D in as many ways possible.

Sreejesh with a geat save to deny a third goal for Britain. An aerial pass to make it into the D. India with great play to take a shot at goal but Harmanpreet is unable to get his side a first goal this game.

India now on the counter. Quick passes by the sideline to find Abhishek but in vain. India slowing the pace to try making it past the British players. 

Great Britain seem to penetrate the shooting circle with ease. But the Indian side does a good job to push back.

Great move by Sumit and India now on the charge. Gurjant leads the way on the counter but the goalie does a great job to prevent a goal.

A good save by Sreejesh to deny Britain a third. The host waste no time in finding their way back into the shooting circle. 

India plays deep passes in its half but are met by the Britain players. 

India start the second quarter. 

India now with the ball, trying to make it towards the shooting circle. A video referral by India just a few seconds before the quarter ends. PC for India. Big deflection and it is taken again. Britain can’t counter again as the first quarter comes to an end. 

The game seems to have slowed down for a bit. Britain with back passes to maintain possession. India continue to find its way to get on the scoresheet.

The host seems to be getting closer to the target much more than India. India constantly having to defend, being pushed back into its half. 

With five minutes left, India still on the hunt for an equaliser after Britain get the lead. And GOAL for the Brits! Bandurak scores again to double the lead.

Britain on the attack from the right flank. But pushed back by the Indian side. Both sides making use of every opportunity to attack.

India with longer passes to change sides but great interception by Britain. A great attempt by India! PC for India. A terrific shot by Harmanpreet by misses the target.

Great Britain gets the first PC of the game. Harmanpreet guides it out of the shooting circle. 

The Men in Blue starting to move towards the British D. Not leaving much room for Britain to move forward.

GOAL! Nicholas Bandurak scores to give the host the lead within the second minute. This is his 14th career goal. India showing real intent to find the target 

The hooter goes and the first quarter begins. Hardik with a great pass to Gurjant. India make it to the D to start well. Britain on the counter.

There seems to be a delay in the start of the game.

India and Great Britain enter the field for their national anthems. 

This is how the points system works in FIH Pro League:-

3 - Points for an outright win

1 - One point for a draw 

1+1 - Bonus point for winning a drawn match in the shootout

0 - No points for the losing side

India faced Great Britain last in the FIH Pro League 2022-23 season. The Harmanpreet-led outfit beat then table-topper Great Britain 4-2 in a shootout at the Lee Valley Hockey Centre in London.

At the final hooter, the score was level at 4-4 taking the match to a shootout. Indian skipper Harmanpreet (7’), Mandeep Singh (19’), Sukhjeet Singh (28’) and Abhishek (50’) were India’s goal scorers while British forward Sam Ward (8’, 39’, 47’, 53’) netted all four goals for the home side.

It was the Indian goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak who made two important saves in the shootout to help India win a bonus point. Both teams shared a point each for the draw.

Total matches played-21

India-9 

Great Britain-11

Draw-1

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FIH Pro League 2023-24: Harmanpreet, Sukhjeet, Gurjant score to secure India 3-0 victory against Germany

Indian men’s team dominated over Germany 3-0 in a FIH Pro League hockey contest in London, England, on Saturday.

India takes on Great Britain in the sixth match of the European leg of the FIH Pro League 2023-24 season in London. 

The Men in Blue defeated Germany 3-0 in its previous match with goals from Harmanpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh and Gujrant Singh. India currently occupy the third place in the points table with 24 points from the 13 games. 

Seventh-placed Great Britain has seven points from five matches with plenty of games in hand. The host beat Ireland 5-1 in its last game with Sam Ward scoring a brace. 

The match will be live streamed on Jio Cinema, while Sports18-3 and Sports18-1 HD will broadcast the same.