Lausanne (Switzerland), June 22 (Ians) The Great Britain men’s hockey team was dealt another blow in its final match of their Fih Hockey Pro League campaign, beaten 3-2 by Spain on home soil in London.
The back-to-back losses meant they finished on 32 points and top of the table for now, but with Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands hot on their heels with several matches still in hand.
India have completed their league engagements with 30 points from 16 matches and are second in the standings.
Belgium, who defeated New Zealand 1-0 in a match played at Antwerp, are third with 24 points from 12 matches, Spain are fourth with 21 points from 12 matches while the Netherlands have 19 points from 10 matches.
In the match played on Wednesday, Great Britain created much of the early pressure. But against the run of play, a phenomenal strike from Marc Reyne after receiving a pass from just inside the half gave the Spanish the lead.
The back-to-back losses meant they finished on 32 points and top of the table for now, but with Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands hot on their heels with several matches still in hand.
India have completed their league engagements with 30 points from 16 matches and are second in the standings.
Belgium, who defeated New Zealand 1-0 in a match played at Antwerp, are third with 24 points from 12 matches, Spain are fourth with 21 points from 12 matches while the Netherlands have 19 points from 10 matches.
In the match played on Wednesday, Great Britain created much of the early pressure. But against the run of play, a phenomenal strike from Marc Reyne after receiving a pass from just inside the half gave the Spanish the lead.
- 6/22/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
London, June 3 (Ians) India squandered a 3-1 half-time lead and a 4-3 advantage in the fourth quarter before going on to prevail over Great Britain in a shoot-out and gained a bonus point in the Fih Hockey Pro League mini-matchup here on Saturday. After being held 4-4 in regulation time, India won the shootout 4-2 to register a morale-boosting victory.
India, who had lost both their matches in the previous week, came back strongly to beat reigning Olympic champion Belgium 5-1 on Friday. In the return clash with Great Britain, it looked like the Men in Blue were on their way to victory when they surged to a 3-1 lead by half-time.
The home side created plenty of early chances, forcing Indian goalkeeper Krishan Pathak to make several excellent saves.
India’s first real chance came off their first penalty corner and captain Harmanpreet Singh made the most of it,...
India, who had lost both their matches in the previous week, came back strongly to beat reigning Olympic champion Belgium 5-1 on Friday. In the return clash with Great Britain, it looked like the Men in Blue were on their way to victory when they surged to a 3-1 lead by half-time.
The home side created plenty of early chances, forcing Indian goalkeeper Krishan Pathak to make several excellent saves.
India’s first real chance came off their first penalty corner and captain Harmanpreet Singh made the most of it,...
- 6/3/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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