Bhubaneswar: Vice-captain Sanjay scored a 2d consecutive hat-trick while Araijeet Singh Hundal too stumbled on the on-line thrice as defending champions India bounced support strongly to extinguish Canada 13-1 of their 2d Pool B match of the FIH Males’s Junior Hockey World Cup here on Thursday.
Fearful by France 5-4 of their match opener, the Indians roared support into the match, scoring by three targets every by Sanjay (17th, 32nd, 59th) and Hundal (40th, 50th, 51st).
Uttam Singh (Third minute, 47th), Shardanand Tiwai (35th, 53rd), skipper Vivek Sagar Prasad (8th), Maninder Singh (27th) and Abhishek Lakra (55th) had been the opposite scorers.
France are main Pool B with two wins from as many games, after beating Poland 7-1 on Thursday, while India are placed 2d.
India will meet Poland of their remaining pool fixture on Saturday.
Unnerved by France on Wednesday, the Indians enjoyed the early fragment of possession and build rigidity on the Canadian scheme.
India’s efforts bore fruit at as soon as when Uttam slapped in from within the future of the circle to present them a 1-0 lead.
The hosts saved up the rigidity and prolonged their lead within the eight minute by skipper Vivek who flicked in after being fed by Maninder Singh.
Canada secured two support-to-support penalty corners within the 11th minute but wasted every as India ended the first quarter with a 2-0 lead.
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Quickly after the resumption, India made it 3-0 of their favour when Sanjay scored from the put of abode after being awarded a stroke following an infringement from their first penalty nook.
India stepped up the rigidity and secured a penalty nook within the 21st minute but wasted the different.
Two minutes from half time, India’s only participant of the match, Maninder, registered his name within the scoresheet, slapping dwelling with a reverse shot after dribbling previous two Canadian defenders to present the holders a 4-0 lead.
Seconds from the 2d quarter, Canada pulled a scheme support by a penalty nook conversion from Roopkanwar Dhillon.
India earned their third penalty nook precise after the swap of ends and as soon as again Sanjay changed into bang on direction.
The Indians continued their offensive intent and secured two extra penalty corners in quick succession, the 2d of which changed into transformed by Shardanand Tiwari with a highly effective grounded flick by the legs of Canada goalkeeper Daniel Goodwin.
The hosts prolonged their lead to 7-1 by converting but any other penalty nook within the 41st minute by the lanky Araijeet Hundal.
Uttam scored his 2d scheme of the day within the 47th minute, with a stunning discipline strike.
In the next minute Canada secured a penalty nook however the Indian defence changed into up to the duty.
Thereafter, it changed into all India as Hundal scored two targets in quick succession to register a hat-trick.
A aloof and restful Hundal first slapped dwelling after being fed by Maninder after which stumbled on the support of the Canadian safe with a handy e book a rough, highly effective hit from Suddep’s support.
There changed into extra in retailer as seven minutes from the hooter, Tiwari transformed his 2d penalty nook of the day to style it 11-1 in India’s favour.
Abhishek Lakra furthermore stumbled on his name within the scoresheet, converting India’s eighth penalty nook, within the 55th minute.
Sanjay rounded off a supreme evening for India by converting but any other penalty nook within the remaining minute of the match.
Earlier within the day, Argentina beat Egypt 15-0, Netherlands beat Korea 12-5 and Spain thrashed USA 17-0.
