India colts beat Malaysia to win bronze at Sultan of Johor Cup
October 29, 2017 20:52 ISTIndia had earlier finished third in the points table with nine points after winning three and losing two of their round robin matches.
India had earlier finished third in the points table with nine points after winning three and losing two of their round robin matches.
India will now face Malaysia in the Bronze medal match of 7th Sultan of Johor Cup 2017 on October 29.
Raushan Kumar's goal in the 25th minute was not enough for India to win the match as Tom Sorsby (20th minute) and Jack Waller (52nd minute) helped Great Britain in qualifying for the final of the tournament.
Navneet Kaur, Rani and Navjot Kaur netted the ball twice, while Lalremsiami, Deep Grace Ekka, Gurjit Kaur and Sonika scored once each to ensure India notched up winning points in their opening match of Pool A.
The defeat came a day after India had hammered United States of America 22-0 in their third league encounter.
The win enables India to climb to the top of the points table with nine points from three matches.
Marijne, who took over the team after the sudden ouster of the legendary Roelant Oltmans, feels that Indians can be a lethal force against any opposition if they can carry on with the same style of play in the upcoming tournaments.
India edged past Malaysia 2-1 to claim their first continental championship triumph in a decade.
A dominant Indian team seemed determined against Malaysia and clinched their third Asia Cup title.
Dominant India clinched a win over a valiant Malaysia as Ramandeep and Lalit scored to help the men in blue lift the Hockey Asia Cup 2017 title.
India continued their unbeaten run in the tournament as they registered a convincing 4-0 victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in the Super 4s match to book their berth in the summit showdown.
By virtue of this win, India not only topped the Super 4 stage with seven points but also continued their domination over Pakistan.
Despite Pakistan dominating India before halftime, the men in blue made an impressive comeback to thrash the opposition by four goals to nil.
In the recent past, India have completely dominated over Pakistan, and the Manpreet Singh-led side would look to continue their stranglehold over the neighbouring country.
India maintained their unbeaten run in the tournament with a 6-2 thrashing of Malaysia in their second Super 4 match of the 10th men's Asia Cup on Thursday.
Despite enjoying the lions share of possession and having better scoring chances, the in-form Indian strikers found it difficult to breach the resolute Korean defence in their first Super 4s encounter on Wednesday.
India, who finished the pool stages with an all-win record, looked the most dominating team in the tournament so far in all aspects of the game.
India have been placed in Pool A alongside China, Malaysia and Singapore and will start their campaign against Singapore on October 28.
The Indian men's hockey team continued their winning run at the ongoing Asia Cup 2017 as they defeated their arch rivals Pakistan 3-1 in a high-voltage Pool A encounter in Dhaka on Sunday.
India thrash arch-rivals Pakistan 3-1 in a blockbuster clash to top Pool A with nine points in Asia Cup 2017 at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium in Dhaka.
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