Junior Hockey World Cup 2021: India registers their first win with a crushing win over Canada
After being shocked by the 26 th ranked French side, the Indian team put on a dominating display in their 2 nd 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 6 th 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 17 th 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 27 th 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 32 nd minute to give India a 5-1 lead. The India...