Thanks for tuning into Sportstar’s reside protection of the lads’s hockey Group B match between India and Ghana. This was Nihit Sachdeva taking you thru the motion because it unfolded on the College of Birmingham Hockey and Squash centre.
Subsequent match: Manpreet Singh-led Indian workforce will subsequent face host nation England on August 1 at 8:30PM IST.
Abstract: India did most issues proper within the Commonwealth Video games opener. Plenty of circle penetrations, loads of penalty corners and completely different goalscorers. Nevertheless, one factor which will probably be a priority is the truth that the lads in blue conceded seven penalty corners which isn't supreme preparation for its subsequent match.
FOURTH QUARTER
60’ FULL-TIME. India beats Ghana 11-0 with Harmanpreet scoring a hat-trick in his one hundred and fiftieth worldwide match.
59’ Good work from Offei as he blocks a detailed shot from Varun.
58’ Abhishek’s shot misses the far publish from the left half contained in the D.
56’ Ten-man India earns one other Penalty Nook. First rusher from Ghana slows down the drag-flick from Jarmanpreet and Offei clears the ball away.
54’ Yellow card for Jugraj for lifting his stick dangerously and a penalty nook for Ghana. Krishan Pathak saves the shot comfortably.
53’ GOALLLLLL!!!!! Harmanpreet will get his hat-trick. India earned eleventh penalty nook and the star drag-flicker transformed the prospect from second battery place.
52’ Akashdeep has time and house on his facet, enters the Ghana D from the left, goes until the baseline earlier than searching for an Indian participant with a again move. Ghana protection clears the hazard.
51’ In opposition to the run of play, Ghana earns a penalty nook. Nevertheless, the tried one-two transfer doesn’t work as they lose management of the ball and India switches to counter-attack in a flash.
50’ A few ferocious assaults from India. Might have been up by 11 or 12 provided that it wasn’t for poor ending.
48’ GOALLLLLL!!!!!! Mandeep with the ultimate shot after a ninety diploma move from Gurjant who made an unbelievable run into the Ghana D.
46’ Remaining quarter-hour on this one-sided match.
THIRD QUARTER
45’ Remaining minute on this third quarter goes goalless. India leads 9-0.
43’ GOAL!!!!!!! Jugraj Singh scores his second purpose, this time from a penalty nook earned by India.
41’ Earlier within the day, Australia had crushed Scotland 12-0 in a Group A match. Will India win by an even bigger margin?
39’ GOALLLL!!!! Varun Kumar converts the penalty nook to get his first purpose. India has wreaked havoc on this quarter.
38’ GOALLLL!!!! Nilakanta Sharma joins the social gathering as he places the rebound behind the online after Offei saves a shot from Jarmanpreet.
35’ GOALLLLLLL!!!! Harmanpreet will get his second purpose from PC. Went for the left high nook and gave completely no probability to Ghana.
35’ Penalty Nook for India. Harmanpreet went for the shot from a long way, Offei saved earlier than Mandeep regarded set to go for the rebound. Nevertheless, Offei put the ball behind the baseline intentionally gifting a PC to the lads in blue.
33’ Lalit finds an opposition foot contained in the Ghana to earn one other penalty nook for India. Nevertheless, Amit Rohidas’ shot has been saved by Offei.
33’ Good save from Offei. It was a superb counter-attack from India. Lalit to Varun, again to Lalit, Lalit to Akashdeep contained in the D, Akashdeep went for the purpose however the Ghana goalie did what he was imagined to do.
31’ Third quarter begins and Ghana is off the blocks rapidly. Penalty Nook given to Ghana for obstruction from Surender Kumar on Richard Adjei. Indian gamers use referral and the choice has been overturned.
First-half abstract: Ghana has proven glimpses of respectable hockey however total, India has simply dominated. Abhishek and Lalit have been medical (India has made 25 circle penetrations as in comparison with Ghana’s 4). And to high all of it, India has had 5 completely different goal-scorers.
SECOND QUARTER
30’ Varun Kumar had on a regular basis on the earth to go for the kill himself however as a substitute, he went for a move on the far publish which ultimately resulted in nothing. HALF-TIME.
28’ Abhishek and Lalit always troubling the Ghana protection with their mixture play.
26’ Jugraj Singh with a shot on the Ghana purpose however Offei saves it.
24’ Penalty Nook for Ghana. Careless defending from Hardik and Harmanpreet is just not impressed. Two extra penalty corners for Ghana however nothing to point out for it on the scoreboard. India maintains the clear sheet for now.
23’ Amit Rohidas with a sensational solo transfer contained in the Ghana D. Misses the underside proper nook narrowly.
22’ GOALLLLL!!!!! Jugraj Singh takes the penalty stroke and slots it into the left nook because the goalkeeper goes the opposite manner.
22’ Penalty Nook for India once more. Vivek Sagar manufactures it. Jugraj goes with the drag flick and it's an unlawful obstruction from the final defender which implies a penalty stroke for India.
20’ GOALLL!!!! A gorgeous tomahwak shot from Akashdeep to complete a beautiful transfer. Abhishek entered the D from the suitable, stored his composure earlier than discovering Akashdeep within the centre.
19’ Penalty Nook for India. Fourth of the match already. Nevertheless, the rusher does properly to dam Harmanpreet’s shot.
18’ Manpreet receives a move contained in the D from Jarmanpreet from the suitable however the directed shot goes broad, lacking the underside proper nook.
16’ Second quarter has start. Regardless of conceding three objectives, Ghana has performed some constructive hockey as a substitute of merely staying deep inside its personal half.
FIRST QUARTER
15’ Finish of a profitable first quarter for India.
14’ GOALLLLLL!!!! India leads 3-0 and it's Shamsher who supplies the completion. Good rotation and mixture play between Abhishek and Lalit Upadhyay. A subject purpose. Good.
12’ Inexperienced card for Ghana ahead Benjamin Kwofie. Issues not getting any higher for the African workforce.
11’ GOALLLLL!!!! Harmanpreet extends India’s lead as he finds the highest proper nook along with his drag flick.
10’ Penalty Nook for India. Harmanpreet goes for the kill with a beautiful drag flick however it's saved. Nevertheless, the official calls it “harmful play” from Ghana and India will get one other PC.
8’ A exact move from the suitable flank finds Mandeep contained in the D however earlier than the ahead may do something, Ghana’s goalie Offei was as much as the duty.
5’ Jarmanpreet tries to hyperlink up with Mandeep from the suitable flank however Mandeep is unable to obtain the ball clearly contained in the D.
3’ Ghana manages to seek out an Indian foot contained in the opposition D. Harmanpreet is the perpetrator. Nevertheless, the African nation tries to be manner too progressive with its Penalty Nook and Indian protection clears the hazard.
2’ GOALLLLLLL!!!!! Abhishek converts the rebound and India leads.
1’ Penalty nook right away for the lads in blue because the Ghana defender was not 5 yards away from the indian participant inside his personal D when the Indian participant was receiving a protracted move.
Sport time!
8:28PM: The 2 groups are out on the sector. Stay motion shortly!
8:15PM: Simply quarter-hour to go earlier than Indian males’s hockey workforce performs its first match on the 2022 Commonwealth Video games.
8PM: Squads:
India
Forwards: Abhishek, Lalit Upadhyay, Shamsher, Gurjant, Mandeep
Midfielders: Manpreet, Hardik, Akashdeep, Nilakanta, Vivek Sagar
Defenders: Surender, Harmanpreet, Varun, Amit Rohidas, Jarmanpreet, Jugraj
Goalkeepers: PR Sreejesh, Krishan Pathak
Ghana
Forwards: Emmanuel Ankomah, Richard Adjei, Benjamin Kwofie, Michael Baiden, Francis Tettey
Midfielders: Elikem Akaba, Emmanuel Akaba, Samuel Agbeli, Samuel Afari, Matthew Damalie, Christopher Dogbe
Defenders: Mohammed Osumanu, Charles Abbiw, Derick Lee, Ernest Opoku, Alfred Ntiamoah
Goalkeepers: Duisberg Offei, Eugene Acheampong
7:45PM: The Indian ladies’s hockey workforce has began its marketing campaign in fashion, successful two out of two. Will the lads’s facet be capable to do the identical?
PREVIEW:
In the hunt for an elusive Commonwealth Video games gold, the Indian males's hockey workforce will look to begin its marketing campaign on a rousing observe towards lowly Ghana in its opening Pool B match.
The exceptional success on the Tokyo Olympics, the place India clinched a historic bronze after 41 years, has ignited hopes from the Manpreet Singh-led facet to cease the Australian juggernaut.
Australia's dominance on the CWG is a matter of envy because the world No.1 Kookaburras have been essentially the most dominant power within the Video games' historical past, having gained all of the six gold medals until date.
Having missed out on a podium end within the final version of the Video games in Gold Coast, India can be hungry for achievement right here. Going by their type, the Indians can declare the elusive gold.
India's finest outcomes got here in 2010 at dwelling (New Delhi) and in Glasgow (2014) the place that they had completed runners-up. The workforce completed fourth twice -- in 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, the place the game made its debut, and in 2018 in Gold Coast.
The Indian workforce has improved by leaps and bounds underneath Australian Graham Reid.
Indian males’s hockey squad
Goalkeepers: PR Sreejesh, Krishan Bahadur Pathak
Defenders: Varun Kumar, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh (vice captain), Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh
Midfielders: Manpreet Singh (captain), Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Shamsher Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Nilakanta Sharma
Forwards: Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek
Chief coach: Graham Reid
The competitors in hockey on the CWG is fairly robust and, moreover Australia, the Indians must get the higher of groups like New Zealand, England, arch-rivals Pakistan and Canada to attain their purpose.
Speaking about Sunday'a sport, this would be the first time India will play towards Ghana because the 1975 males's World Cup.
The final time the 2 groups performed one another, India had gained 7-0. Reid mentioned adapting to the situations had been somewhat robust for the facet.
"It is surprisingly chilly right here. Every day, we get shocked and preserve questioning whether or not the summer season is coming anytime quickly. Everyone seems to be now settled in. The primary few days, we had been getting everybody accustomed to every part within the Village in order that when the matches begin, persons are very acquainted and comfy," he mentioned.
"We centered on getting accustomed to the pitch, the taking part in situations, and getting ourselves tailored to the environment." India captain Manpreet mentioned not underestimating any opponent is essential to reaching their purpose within the Video games.
"Our philosophy this time round on the Commonwealth Video games 2022 is to 'zoom out and zoom in'. Our coaches have instructed us to zoom out and visualise what we now have to attain. We need to win a medal, however how can we obtain the identical? "The very first thing that we now have to do is just not underestimate any workforce," mentioned Manpreet, who will probably be taking part in his three hundredth worldwide match on Sunday.
"Secondly, we now have to make sure that we carry out our greatest match by match and concentrate on our sport plan." After Ghana, India will tackle hosts England on Monday, adopted by matches towards Canada (August 3) and Wales (August 4).
- PTI
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