Azlan Shah Hockey Highlights: Ramandeep Brace Guides India to First Win
India register their first win in the tournament as they beat Canada 5-3. Catch all the highlights of the match here.
That's that. India have finally registered their first win in the tournament as they win 5-3 against Canada, who remain win-less after four matches. Catch all the highlights of the match.
Full Time: IND 5-3 CAN. An amazing match comes to an end with five goals in Q4! #INDvCAN
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'52: GOAL! David Jameson strikes on counter attack and makes full use of it. Canada have not given up yet. India 5 Canada 3
'49: GOAL! Satbir strikes and makes it 5-2 for India.
'49: GOAL! Canada score their second goal. Jagdish Gill converts Penalty Corner. It's India 4 and Canada 2
'47: Ramandeep hit back-to-back goals to give India a 4-1 lead.
'45: Third quarter comes an end. The fourth and final quarter will be more exciting. Can Canada stun India?
'43: GOAL! India's missed opportunity allows Canada to counter attack and they cut their deficit. Oliver Scholfield put Canada on the scoresheet as he shoots past Sreejesh.
'42: India get their eighth Penalty Corner as they search for their third goal. Rupinder shoots but they will have to wait for their third goal.
'38: Green Card: Satbir Singh is warned for a foul. Another foul will put him and India in trouble.
'37: India get their sixth Penalty Corner. Rupinder Pal strikes but straight to keeper David Carter. Another missed opportunity but they have been dominant so far in the third quarter.
'32: Goal! VR Raghunath strikes to make it 2-0 vs Canada. He scoops towards the left flank to beat the keeper. India rejoice!
'31: Penalty Corner: India get their fifth one.
'30: India and Canada players walk out on the field and are seen getting ready for action. An exciting second-half awaits.
'30: It was Jagdish Gill of Canada who was shown the Yellow Card for dangerous play. He will be out of action for a while in the third quarter.
'30: Half-Time: India 1 Canada 0. Canada will start the second half with one player short. India will be keen to make full use of that.
'29: India have made a few good moves but they lack finishing touch. Coach Paul Van Ass will certainly not be impressed with that kind of performance.
'24: Penalty Corner: India get their fourth PC, but it goes in vain.
'18: Under-pressure Canada are relying on counter-attacks. India making some quick moves. India's confidence will be sky high with that goal in the first quarter.
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'15: First quarter comes to an end. India will look to maintain their upper-hand.
GOAL! India deliver the first blow as Rupinder Pal Singh converts a penalty corner to give India the lead. IND 1-0 CAN #INDvCAN
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'13: GOAL! India take the lead. Rupinder Pal Singh puts India ahead.
'13: Penalty Corner: India get their third one.
'12: Penalty Corner: India earn their first PC. They miss a golden opportunity to score. Good defence that by Canada.
'10: Penalty Corner: India have conceded their second PC. It is just not the kind of start India were hoping for.
'4: Match gets underway and it's Canada who are making the first moves. India, who have struggled in the tournament so far, are under pressure.
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India will play for pride against Canada in their fourth match of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia on Thursday. For Team India's new coach Paul van Ass, the Azlan Shah has been a big disappointment.
With just one point from three matches, India are out of contention for a medal. The 3-2 defeat against Malaysia on Wednesday drove the nail in India's coffin as traditional weaknesses surfaced once again. Malaysia won by a 58th minute field goal that exposed India's defence that has time again failed under pressure in international tournaments.
A profligate India has paid dearly in this tournament. Several chances were wasted and India's fighting spirit went down the drains. The team has not learnt from its mistakes and that will not please Van Ass. India's failure to defend in the dying minutes resulted in a 2-1 defeat against New Zealand. India drew the first match against Korea 2-2. ('India Among Top-Five Fittest Teams in Current World Hockey')
"No, I am not happy with the performance. I am especially not happy with the way we started," Van Ass said after the Malaysian defeat.
"I was happy with the performance against Korea. That was a matured game. I was relatively happy with the performance against New Zealand. We gave away that game in the end. But today we gave it away again. That's the story which we have to solve," a visibly disappointed Van Ass said.