Hockey World League Semifinal Highlights: Walmiki Brothers, Sardar Singh Give India 3-0 Win Over Poland
Sardar Singh, Yuvraj and Devindar Walmiki were on target as India recorded a 3-0 win over Poland. Catch all the highlights from the match here.
A dominant India team crushed Poland to record their second win of the tournament. Catch all the highlights here.
21.01: FULL TIME! India beat Poland 3-0 after a dominating performance from Sardar Singh's side. Goals from the skipper and the Walmiki brothers has given India a superb second win in the tournament.
20.48: GOAL! Devindar Walmiki scores to add to India's lead. They go up 3-0!
20.43: GOAL! Sardar Singh doubles India's lead v Poland.
20.39: At the end of the third quarter, India lead 1-0 v Poland.
20.32: India fail to double their lead as their penalty corner attempt is thwarted.
20.28: PENALTY CORNER FOR INDIA.
20.21: The third quarter has started.
20.11: End of Q2! India lead 1-0 at the break after superb goal from Yuvraj Walmiki.
20.05: Poland's defence is all over the place as India press on after taking the lead. Under four minutes to play in Q2.
20.04: Birendra Lakra put a superb ball into the circle and Yuvraj did well to turn it in. India's relentless attacks have paid off.
20.03: GOAL! India have taken the lead! Yuvraj Walmiki the scorer.
19.55: India have made eight circle penetrations as compared to Poland's 2.
19.54: No goals yet but India have certainly dominated the proceedings in the first quarter. It's 0-0 at the end of the first quarter.
19.40: Attacking India have started very well here, creating a host of chances. Poland have remained compact in defence. It remains 0-0.
19.31: Good news for India as Rupinderpal Singh returns to the line-up. The first quarter is underway.
19.29: The players are out warming up. Can India make it two wins in two?
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World No.9 India required Ramandeep Singh's 59th minute goal to edge past world No.18 France on Saturday. Their defence looked shaky and the strikers lacked in finishing. (Indian players not mere tourists: Sardar Singh)
Going by Poland's performance in the first match where they put up a brave show against four-time World Cup winners Pakistan before going down 1-2, Paul van Ass-coached India need to play with much more caution. (Paul van Ass happy with India's win v France)
Moreover, in the last match between the eight-time Olympics champions India and Poland, the former witnessed a bitter history. India were leading the crucial league match 1-0 and were almost close to sealing their place in the semi-final, when Poland's Tomasz Cichy scored an equaliser in the dying moment and stopped India from getting into the last four. (Hockey India award Devinder Walmiki Rs 1 lakh for goal on debut)
The result was disheartening for that Indian team and this time, the Sardar Singh-led side is confident of not repeating the history.
Sardar Singh has in fact said on record that just because a place in the Rio Olympics has already been booked, his team is not taking things lightly. "We are not tourists here," he had told reporters on Monday. It is time to prove that the stars deliver what they came here for.