India thrash Pakistan 4-0 in Sultan of Johor Cup

[agamdilawari]

JOHOR BAHRU (Malaysia): India pumped in four goals in the second session in a sizzling display of attacking hockey to post a comprehensive 4-0 victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in the Sultan of Johor Cup Under-21 tournament on Wednesday.

The Indians, who completely outplayed their opponents, struck three goals in a space of 11 minutes after resumption through Sukhmonjit Singh (38th and 46th minutes) and Imran Khan (45th) before Ramandeep Singh fired in his fourth goal of the tournament in the 61st minute.

It was a spectacular performance by the Indians in the second half that saw them win by a huge margin over the Pakistanis who were on equal terms with their neighbours till the half time.

The Indians were a completely different outfit in the second session, which turned out to be a completely one-sided affair as they dictated the pace of the game by using both the flanks well and distributing the ball nicely to mount raids into the rival's striking circle almost at will.

With Wednesday's win, their third on the trot, India are on top of the league table along with hosts Malaysia with nine points from three victories from as many matches. The Indians are in a strong position to make it to the final.

With two matches left to be played by all six teams in the fray, Pakistan are on third spot with six points, Argentina and Korea on one point each, while England are yet to open their account.

The top two teams after the round robin matches will play in the final, while the third and fourth-place outfits will fight for the bronze medal.

India came out in the second session with all guns blazing and took just three minutes to earn a penalty corner and take the lead.

India play Korea in their fourth round-robin league match on Thursday.

India thrash Pakistan 4-0 in Sultan of Johor Cup - The Times of India

 

[jaunty]

Great news.

 

[Invincible INDIAN]

Congrats!!!!

Some level of fair competition from our arch rivals was pretty expected.....

 

[karan.1970]

Fantastic.. Good momentum..

 

[IndoCarib]

keep this up all the way to the Olympics

 

[jaiind]

 

[Bhai Zakir]

Mashallah................... India rocks

 

[me_itsme]

TOI with its usual sensationalist title. A-holes.

Well good news.

 

[chhota bheem]

Well played keep the momentum going.

 

[Iggy]

India thrash Korea 6-1, virtually seal spot in Johor Cup final..

India thrashed Korea 6-1 in their penultimate round-robin match to virtually seal their place in the final of the Sultan of Johor Cup Under-21 hockey tournament in Johor Bahru on Thursday.

The Indian colts scored three goal each in either half at the Taman Daya Hockey stadium to continue their unbeaten run in the six-nation tournament.

It was India’s fourth win on the trot in the tournament, having defeated England (2-1), Argentina (3-2) and Pakistan (4-0) in their previous matches.

For India, Amit Rohidas (7th minute), Satbir Singh (9th), Talwinder Singh (31st) netted three goals in the first half, while Amon Mirash Tikey (57th), Ramadeep Singh (62nd) and vice-captain Affan Yusof (65th) score three more on the other side of the break.

Korea’s lone goal came from the stick of You Seung Ju in the 34th minute.

With 12 points in their kitty, India are at the top of the league standings and will play hosts and second-placed Malaysia in their last round-robin match on Saturday.

Against Korea, the Indians came up with a commanding performance and dominated the share of exchanges in the first half with a comfortable 3-0 lead.

It took India just seven minutes to open the scoring through drag-flicker Rohidas who converted a penalty corner with precision that Korean goalkeeper Lee Se Young had no answer.

India doubled their lead two minutes later through a field goal from Satbir after he was set up by Harjeet Singh.

Talwinder made it 3-0 for the Indians four minutes from half time through another field strike.

The Koreans, however, managed to pull one back three minutes later when You Seung Ju scored from a penalty corner.

India slowed down the pace after the lemon break and conceded a few penalty corners but the Koreans failed to utilise the scoring chances.

After a slow start to the second half, India gradually took control of the proceedings and scored three more field goals to run away with the match.

Amon Mirash Tikey scored India’s fourth goal in the 57th minute before Ramandeep scored his fifth goal in the tournament five minutes later. Yusof completed the rout for Korea five minutes from the hooter.

India’s chief coach Gregg Clark was full of praise for his wards after their sterling performance.

“It was a good performance and this surely gives me a welcome headache as we have several more players back in India that are fighting for a place in the final 18 to the Junior World Cup,” Clark said.

“We are playing well and credit to the boys who are executing our tactics and plans well on the pitch. As a coach this is something we look towards hence the performance in the last two matches has been on the rise,” he added.

Keywords: Amit Rohidas, Satbir Singh, Talwinder Singh, India-Korea match, Sultan of Johor Cup Under-21 hockey tournament

India thrash Korea 6-1, virtually seal spot in Johor Cup final - The Hindu


India is on a roll!!

 

[Bobby]

Dhool chataa di

 

[iam not greek]

Is there anything pakistan can beat us on

 

[chhota bheem]

Chakde India

 

[agamdilawari]

Is there anything pakistan can beat us on

Shhh...Mard-E-Momeen jaag jayenge

 

[Ayush]

great news.