Hockey: Lalremsiami strikes as India women beat South Korea 1-0 in Tour opener
Hockey | March 05, 2018 16:34 ISTThe Indian team looked in good shape as they made forays into the opposition half regularly and also defended well as a unit.
The Indian team looked in good shape as they made forays into the opposition half regularly and also defended well as a unit.
By virtue of this draw, last year’s bronze medallist India are now placed fourth in the table in the six-team tournament.
In the previous edition, India had finished third after beating New Zealand 4-0 while Great Britain won the title after beating Australia 4-3 in the final.
Manpreet, 25, said the CWG hockey competition is of a high standard with several top teams and his side would have to play their best to win a medal.
Pakistan, who are former champions were the 13th nation to qualify for the International hockey federation (FIH) event after favourable results.
India will next play world no.3 Belgium, who beat hosts New Zealand 4-0, in the summit clash tomorrow.
Sjoerd Marijne-coached India began the match with disciplined structure, playing two-touch hockey to rotate the ball swiftly and accurately to pave their way into Belgium's striking circle.
India's mantra today was to play aggressive and that's exactly what they did right from the start.
With a young team that features four debutants, Manpreet stressed on the importance of this tournament.
Despite having the better share of chances in their final Pool B match against Germany, the hosts could not execute them and went down 0-2.
The FIH assurance comes despite India pulling out of the event initially.
The win enables India to climb to the top of the points table with nine points from three matches.
India edged past Malaysia 2-1 to claim their first continental championship triumph in a decade.
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.
Despite Pakistan dominating India before halftime, the men in blue made an impressive comeback to thrash the opposition by four goals to nil.
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 have been placed in Pool A alongside China, Malaysia and Singapore and will start their campaign against Singapore on October 28.
India will go into the tournament as top ranked team and will take on Japan, Bangladesh and Pakistan in their Pool A matches to qualify for the Super 4s stage.
Marijne was associated with women's national team before being appointed as the chief coach of the men's team.
The squad will also see the return of seasoned pros like former skipper Sardar Singh, Sunil, Akashdeep Singh and Satbir Singh.
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