The Indian men’s hockey team continued their unbeaten run at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games as they defeated Canada 8-0 on Wednesday. Harmanpreet Singh (7′, 56′), and Akashdeep Singh (37′, 60) scored a goal each, while Amit Rohidas (10′), Lalit Kumar Upadhyay (20′), Gurjant Singh (27), And Mandeep scored a goal each. Singh (58′) scored a goal each. with victory, India Topped the Pool B table with 7 points from 3 matches.
The match began with the Indian men’s hockey team making a direct attack on the left flank, with Hardik Singh and Akashdeep Singh threatening Canada’s defence. Inside the striking circle, Captain Manpreet Singh delivers an excellent pass to Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, but the latter’s shot goes wide. Harmanpreet Singh put India ahead while scoring the first goal from the penalty corner. Minutes later, Amit Rohidas broke Canada’s defense from the left flank as he hit a powerful hit into the nets to extend India’s lead to 2-0 before the end of the first quarter.
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India continued to threaten to infiltrate inside the circle in the opening minutes of the second quarter as Canada went into their own half to defend their target. After India got another penalty corner, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay scored from a rebound to extend India’s lead to 3-0. A few minutes later, Abhishek tried to reverse hit the target after receiving a long pass. But Canadian goalkeeper Ethan McTavish made a clean save. Hardik Singh passed the ball into the circle from the left flank and Gurjant Singh grabbed his stick in time to push the ball into the nets as India went 4-0 at halftime.
India did not provide any respite to Canada’s defence, continuing to attack in numbers as the second half began. Hardik Singh remained the danger man inside the striking circle as he pressed deep inside the opposition’s defence. Akashdeep Singh hit a snap shot into the nets from the edge of the circle as India extended their lead to 5-0. With captain Manpreet Singh running back and forth the length of the field, Canada remained stuck in midfield and could not add several dangerous attacks of their own inside India’s circle.
With 15 minutes left on the clock, India showed readiness to get more goals on the board, despite being already five goals ahead. Mandeep Singh hits the ball to Jarmanpreet Singh, but Canada manages to clear the threat. Some surprising saves were made by Candian Defense after powerful shots from Mandeep Singh and Vivek Sagar Prasad on target. A late penalty corner opportunity by Neelkant Sharma allowed Harmanpreet Singh to score another goal on the board. With minutes left on the clock, Mandeep Singh hit a tomahawk in the nets to register his name on the scoresheet, while Akashdeep Singh added another goal in the final seconds as India went on to win the match 8–0.
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