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FIH Pro League: Manpreet Singh, Harmanpreet Singh’s twin strikes hand India 4-3 score over England

Bhubaneswar: Olympic bronze medal profitable skipper Manpreet Singh and ace dragflicker Harmanpreet Singh struck a brace every as the Indian men’s hockey team eked out a slim 4-3 score over England in the 2d match of the double-leg FIH Pro League tie right here on Sunday.

Manpreet (15th, 26th) and Harmanpreet (26th, 43rd) sounded the board twice every to abet India delay their lead on the tip of the standings.

England’s desires came from the sticks of Liam Sanford (Seventh), David Condon (39th) and Sam Ward (44th).

Interestingly, the entire seven desires in the match were scored from penalty corner opportunities.

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England had the better share of possession in the match, but it completely used to be India who had the final chortle.

India converted four of the eight penalty corners they secured in the match, whereas England scored from three of their six short corners.

Despite defective ball possession, India had extra circle penetrations. The hosts penetrated England’s circle 24 instances as against their competitors’ 17.

In terms of shots on purpose, India were the better aspect as they hit their rival purpose 10 instances, whereas England had simply 5 shots on the residence team’s fortress.

After conceding an early purpose, India bounced support soon and equalised on the stroke of essentially the predominant quarter through Manpreet.

Harmanpreet and Manpreet scored in succession then in the 26th minute to disappear into the breather with a comfortable 3-1 lead.

England did revel in possession but it completely used to be India who managed the courtroom cases with extra circle penetrations and penalty corners in essentially the predominant two quarters.

The Indians continued to play excessive stress hockey after the change of ends but did now not win any longer inroads.

England pulled a purpose support in the 39th minute through a penalty corner conversion by Condon earlier than Harmanpreet scored his 2d purpose of the day with a low dragflick to the supreme of the English goalkeeper James Mazarelo to win it 4-2 in favour of India.

A minute later England lowered the margin when Ward scored from a situation half, in what has been an exhibition of penalty corner conversions.

Down by a purpose, a desperate England came all out attacking in the final quarter and created a pair of openings but did now not breach the Indian defence.

Four minutes from the final hooter, England pulled out their goalkeeper Mazarelo for an further player however the Indians held company to pocket elephantine three capabilities from the match.

By advantage of this score, India are sitting somewhat on the tip of the standings with 21 capabilities from 10 video games, whereas England continued to reel on the seventh residence with seven capabilities from six video games.

The Indians had earlier defeated England 3-2 in shoot-out after they accomplished tied at 3-3 in essentially the predominant game of the tie on Saturday to pocket a bonus level.

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