FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup: Even after 12 penalty corners, the match between India and England ended in a draw, India’s way to the quarterfinals became easier
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India and England took to the field today as they look to strengthen their chances of a quarterfinal berth from Group D at the ongoing FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela in Odisha. It was a hard-fought match between the two teams, high quality performances from both the teams but the match ended in a 0-0 draw. Surprisingly, both the teams got a total of 12 penalty corners one after the other, but neither team was able to score on them. Now after this match being drawn, both the teams have 4-4 points.
England team on top of the table after the match
Let us tell you that both the teams that entered the field today were playing their second match. India beat Spain and England beat Wales in the first match. In the first match, the England team got the advantage of better goal difference and due to this, this team is at the top of the points table. Now India’s last match is against Wales and England’s last group match is against Spain.
Thrilling match but no result
Talking about the match, in this match England got off to a great start in the first quarter earning five penalty corners. While India could earn just one penalty corner, both the teams could not score any goals. The same was the case in the second, third and fourth quarters. Both the teams got penalty corners from time to time but neither scored. In the fourth and last quarter of the match, two Indian players Amir Rohidas and Jarmanpreet Singh got green cards. Because of this, India had to come on the backfoot and Team India could not attempt a goal in the last minute.
The road became easy for both the teams
A breath-taking moment came at the end of the match for India when England were awarded a penalty corner in the 59th minute of the match, but once again the Indian defense denied the goal and the match ended in a draw. And in today’s first match of this group, Spain defeated Wales by a huge margin of 5-1. At present, the way for India and England to go to the next round has become very easy.
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