India also lost the fifth test to Australia by 2-3, sweep the series.

Perth. Indian men’s hockey team was defeated by Australia 3.0 in the fifth and final test. Won the five-match series by defeating 2 to 5. Won by 0. In the last four matches, India got 1. 5, 2. 4, 1. 2, 1 . Had to face defeat by 3. This tour was very important for the preparation of Paris Olympics. Captain Harmanpreet Singh (4th minute) and Bobby Singh Dhami (53rd minute) scored goals for India. Jeremy Hayward (20th), K Willott (38th) and Tim Brand (39th) scored for Australia.

India made an aggressive start in the match. Jugraj Singh handed the ball to Jarmanpreet Singh in the Australian half but he could not catch it. India got success in the fourth minute by scoring a goal from the penalty corner by Harmanpreet. This was Harmanpreet’s third goal in the series. Australia equalized in the 20th minute through Hayward’s goal. India’s reserve goalkeeper Suraj Karkera made a smart save on Nathan E’s shot. After halftime, Australia got a penalty corner but Suraj Karkera saved the goal. Harmanpreet missed the target from the penalty corner that India got in the 37th minute.

Australia took the lead after a minute through Willott’s goal. A minute later, Brand also scored the third goal on a pass from Eddie Ockenden. India got a penalty corner in the 42nd minute but Amit Rohidas could not score the goal. The two penalty corners awarded to the host team were saved by the Indian defence. Dhami scored the second goal for India on a reverse hit seven minutes before the final whistle. This was his first international goal. After this, however, the Australian defenders did not make any mistakes and India could not score an equalizing goal.

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