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FIH Pro League HIGHLIGHTS: India beat Australia 4-3 on shootout - Updates, Results, Scores, Blog
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India are defending champions of the Asian Champions Trophy. (FILE PHOTO: Getty)
India, on Wednesday, defeated Australia 4-3 on shootout to finish the FIH Pro League mini tournament unbeaten. Both teams were level on scores at the end of regulation time with Vivek Sagar Prasad and Sukhjeet scoring for India.
Harmanpreet Singh was named man of the match.
Check out the highlights here:
Live Updates
- 15 March 2023 2:14 PM GMT
24' - GREEN CARD, JUGRAJ SINGH!
Just a minute later, Jugraj Singh joins Sharp on the bench for 2 minutes with a green card.
Australia take advantage and penetrate, but PR Sreejesh stands tall for India.
- 15 March 2023 2:12 PM GMT
23' - GREEN CARD, AUSTRALIA!
A green card for L Sharp and Australia are down to 10 men for 2 minutes.
- 15 March 2023 2:12 PM GMT
21' - Good defence from India
India stay calm and deflect the drag flick away. A long corner for Australia and they find a way to slot it in as well, but there was no deflection inside the circle. The goal does not count and Australia know it. They do not even bother to celebrate.
- 15 March 2023 2:11 PM GMT
21' - PC, AUSTRALIA!
An error from Jarmanpreet hands Australia a PC - their first of the match.
- 15 March 2023 2:03 PM GMT
END OF FIRST QUARTER!
End of the first 15 minutes of play, which undoubtedly India written all over it. A slew of PCs early on, one of which was converted by Vivek Sagar Prasad put the men in blue ahead.
From then on, an inch perfect zonal marking system by the defense has tied the Australians down.
IND 1-0 AUS
- 15 March 2023 1:57 PM GMT
10' - India in control
India are dominating the proceedings early on in this contest. Good intensity in the field and they look eager to aggress.
- 15 March 2023 1:53 PM GMT
5' - India miss again
Once again a poor trap means that India miss the PC. They do come close again causing a huge scramble just in front of the goal, but the Australians somehow manage to hold on.
- 15 March 2023 1:52 PM GMT
5' - Excellent review from India
A back stick from an Australian defender inside the circle, but the umpire fails to spot it. Harmanpreet asks for a review and is proven right. Another PC for India.
- 15 March 2023 1:50 PM GMT
5' - India misses three PCs!
Yet another PC for India. The first two attempts hit the feet of rushing defenders, before a very poor trap in the third means that India have wasted three PCs in a row.
- 15 March 2023 1:47 PM GMT
2' - VIVEK SAGAR PRASAD SCOREESSS!
An early PC for India, thanks to a high stick inside the circle while trying to intercept an aerial pass by Australia. Harmanpreet's drag flick is blocked, but Vivek Sagar Prasad finds himself in a perfect position to take the rebound.
A sensational tomahawk and it crashes into the goal post. VIVEK SAGAR PRASAD SCORES IN HIS 100th INTERNATIONAL MATCH!
That is the first-ever PC goal for Vivek in his career!
IND 1-0 AUS
