Junior Hockey World Cup 2021: India registers their first win with a crushing win over Canada

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 After being shocked by the 26th ranked French side, the Indian team put on a dominating display in their 2nd Group match against Canada played at Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar on Thursday.

It was an aggressive start by the Indian team as Uttam scored via a field goal in the 6th minute. Indian captain Vivek Prasad made it 2-0 with a superb goal. The Indian forwards put so much pressure on the Canadian defense making their life tough. At the end first quarter, the hosts led 2-0.

The second quarter began off brightly as Sanjay scored a goal via penalty stroke in the 17th minute to give India a 3-0 lead. After a decent start, both teams kept on putting pressure on each other goals but could not succeed. Manider converted another field goal in the 27th minute to give India a 4-0 lead. Right at the stroke of the first half, Tardiff scored from penalty corner opening their account.

Sanjay scored from a penalty corner in the 32nd minute to give India a 5-1 lead. The Indian team continued their aggressive play as Shardanand converted a penalty corner into a goal making life miserable for the visitors. India converted from another PC as Arajeet made it 7-1 in the 40th minute. At the end of the third quarter, hosts enjoyed a 7-1 lead.

The fourth quarter saw more aggression from India as Uttam scored his second goal of the match in the 47th minute. Arajeet scored two goals in quick succession in 50th and 51st minutes to lead India with a commanding 10-1 lead. The last three goals from a penalty corner as Shardanand, Abhishek, and Sanjay scored one each. Indian team showed their domination winning the match by 13-1 as they opened their account after losing to France by 4-5.

With this win, India moved up to 2nd in the points table. France made it into the quarterfinals defeating Poland. India will take on Poland in their league match on 27th November.  



 

 




India registered its first win with a thumping 13-1 win over Canada 

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