IND 1-3 ESP Highlights, FIH Junior World Cup match: Alvarez scores brace as Spain defeats India to win bronze

Spain finishes with bronze as India wins fourth place spot. France and Germany will face off in the tournament final. With this finish, India qualifies for the next junior world cup.

Font tries to make it into the circle, but Indians defend. AND SPAIN DEFEATS INDIA 3-1 TO WIN BRONZE!!!!!

Pere Amat is also seen down with the physio and limping out after Alvarez’s hit onto him.

Petchame limps out after a collision.

PC for India after Araijeet gets a stick check. Spain clear the ball from the circle after the Indians fail to score via a PC.

Cabre Verdiell came running via the left flank with Alvarez deflecting the ball into an empty goal as Mohith moves the other side.

Uttam Singh is seen lying after a rough tackle that leaves India with a PC that they are not able to connect. Within a matter of few seconds, Spain gets a PC but is unable to covert also.

Spain rushes into the Indian circle but are unable to make it further.

India tries to convert circle penetration to a goal, but Spain intercepts to snatch the ball.

Petchame scores yet another goal for Spain as it edges past Mohith.

Sukhvinder deflects one towards the right and Capellades saves it.

Spain’s goalkeeper Capellades adjusts his equipment.

Petchame tries to get the ball into the goal, but Mohith saves it, yet again the Spaniard gets ball possession but this time is stopped by the Indian defence.

Font tries to strut into the Indian D but the Indians intercept.

It’s 1-1 at half-time after both teams score in the final moments of the first half.

Off a PC rebound, India finally scores after Jojo’s quick mindset sees him flick the ball after the Spanish goalkeeper saved the first attempt.

Alverez opens up through the left flank using pace and tomahawk’s his way through the corner of the goal before touching the glove of the Indian goalkeeper Mohith.

Spain’s players try to get the ball into the circle but noone comes close to intercept and deflect it to the goal.

At 32 per cent, Spain’s conversion rate is double of that of India. However there has been no luck for Spain as well who gave up three opportunities. Rohit, who withstood the brunt of the last hit near his shoulder clutched it in pain before acting as if nothing happened. 

The Indians interject the Spanish play but there seemed to be no difference.

Sudeep attempts to charge into the Spanish circle but while turning to defend a tackle, the ball goes past the backline.

Sukwinder and Rajinder combine, and enter Indian circle but are not able to convert to goal.

Poovanna also receives a green card. A video referral shows India to receive the PC. A consecutive PC, but fail to convert it.

PC FOR INDIA!!! Poovanna injects, but the Indians fail to convert it into a goal. Bobby gets a two minute suspension for flicking the ball after the whistle was blown.

Uttam nears the Spanish D but is unable to find someone to pass through.

Font charges into the left flank and flicks the ball into the circle but India’s defence gets better of Spain’s attempt to shoot.

India tries to enter the Spanish D but fails to connect inside the circle, leaving the ball to fall over across the backline.

The anthems of India and Spain are played!

The start of the match has been delayed by 45 minutes due to the weather conditions, FIH posted.

India and Spain faced each other in the pool stage, where Spain defeated India 4-1.

India -6 | Spain- 6 | Draw- 0

A profligate India will have to raise their game by leaps and bounds if they want to overcome a mighty Spain in the bronze medal play-off match of the junior men’s hockey World Cup on Saturday.

India wasted as many as 12 penalty corners to lose 1-4 against a clinical Germany in the semifinal on Thursday.

The Indians would be morally down but come Saturday, they can’t afford to be wasteful against Spain, who defeated them 4-1 in the pool stages.

On the other hand, Spain too would be hurting from a 1-3 loss against France in the semifinal and would be looking to finish their campaign with at least a bronze medal.

The Indians would also be eyeing their fourth podium finish in the history of the tournament, having won gold twice (in 2001 Hobart and 2016 Lucknow), and a silver way back in 1997 in Milton Keynes, England.

The FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2023 third place in Kuala Lumpur will be telecast live on the Sports18 network. The match can also be live-streamed via the Jio Cinema app and website. The match starts at 3:30 PM on Saturday, December 16, 2023.