Hockey World Cup 2018 India vs Canada highlights: India win 5-1 to storm into quarter-finals
Men's Hockey World Cup 2018 Live, India vs Canada: India have thrashed Canada by 5-1 in a must-win match to secure direct qualification for quarterfinals in the Hockey World Cup 2018 in the Kalinga Stadium Bhubaneswar. Belgium's victory in the match earlier meant India had to secure full points against Canada to finish on top of Pool C. And India did exactly that, scoring four goals in the fourth quarter of the match.
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08 Dec 2018 09:02 PM
That’s the final hooter. FULL TIME score: India 5-1 Canada, which means India finish on top of Pool C with 7 points but with a clear advantage of four goals from Belgium to directly qualify for the quarterfinals. Belgium and Canada go to the cross-over round while the other team of the group South Africa are out of the tournament.
GOAL! Lalit Upadhyay once again! His second of the night. India have taken a 5-1 lead now. The Canadians have no idea what has stung them. It’s raining goals, this the fourth goal of the final quarter and there are still 3 minutes to for the final hooter.
A yellow card for Canada at the wrong time. James Patrick will now play no part in the match as only four minutes remain (a yellow card means suspension for 10 minutes).
GOAL! Number four for India, first of the night from Amit Rohidas. The local boy makes full use of his first penalty corner of the match. Now surely India are favourites to finish on top of Pool C. It's India 4-1 Canada
GOAL! Number four for India, first of the night from Amit Rohidas. The local boy makes full use of his first penalty corner of the match. Now surely India are favourites to finish on top of Pool C. It's India 4-1 Canada
GOAL! Lalit Upadhyay this time with a thunderous shot, India score two goals inside two minutes and the Kalinga Stadium erupts. What a start to the third quarter by the hosts. It’s India 3-1 Canada.
GOAL! Chinglensana you beauty! What a bullet-like shot from him, no chance for the Canadian keeper. India are once again back in the lead
GOAL! Chinglensana you beauty! What a bullet-like shot from him, no chance for the Canadian keeper. India are once again back in the lead
A golden opportunity missed by Lalit. India made two desperate attempts to get the second goal but nothing substantial. It’s India 1-1 Canada at the end of the third quarter.
Great stickwork from Smythe. Gets the ball in but Sreejesh bums it out of the danger area. India breathe a sigh of relief. But Canada are all over the hosts at the moment.
GOAL! The Kalinga stadium has been stunned to silence. A miss pass from Simranjeet gave Floris van Son the opportunity to have a free shot to the Indian goal. It’s India 1-1 Canada. If this is the final scoreline then India will not qualify directly for the quarter-finals.
Great ball in by Surender, Simranjeet traps it but his second touch is too hard and the ball trickles away from the D. He makes a desperate attempt to bring it inside the D but to no avail. Simranjeet is not having the best of games so far.
Great ball in by Surender, Simranjeet traps it but his second touch is too hard and the ball trickles away from the D. He makes a desperate attempt to bring it inside the D but to no avail. Simranjeet is not having the best of games so far.
Mandeep gets things underway for India in the second half. Mind you, Canada are still down to 10 men because of that yellow card to Wallace in the dying stages of the second quarter.
Mandeep gets things underway for India in the second half. Mind you, Canada are still down to 10 men because of that yellow card to Wallace in the dying stages of the second quarter.
The half-time hooter goes off and India still hanging on to their 1-0 lead provided by Harmanpreet.
The half-time hooter goes off and India still hanging on to their 1-0 lead provided by Harmanpreet.
A yellow card is shown to Jammie Wallace. That was a terrible tackle, some inexperience there from the 19-year-old. .Canada down to 10 players at the stroke of half-time.
Good passage of play from Canada. They have put India severe pressure in the last two-three minutes. Two minutes for the half-time hooter. India need to hold on.
Good tackle by Surender, blocking the shot and helping Sreejesh out in defence. That could have been curtains for India had Surender failed to get his stick down on time.
Great aerial pass by Harmanpreet, Mandeep has wide open spaces down the right flank, gets in the through pass towards the captain but the first touch of Manpreet lets him down, the balls rolls over the line and results in a long corner for Canada. It's India 1-0 Canada.
Ian Smythe receives a green card. Canada are down to 10 men, can India take the advantage and get a second one in?
That’s the end of the first quarter and India have taken a 1-0 lead by virtue of a superb penalty corner from Harmanpreet. If score line remains the same then India will finish on top and secure direct qualification for quarterfinals.
The variation doesn’t work for India. They waste the third penalty corner, some desperate defending by the Canadians. But India have got Canada on the run, that was the third penalty corner in a space of five minutes. It’s India 1-0 Canada.
GOAL! Harmanpreet doesn’t miss the second time. It all started with the successful referral by India which gave India the second penalty corner of the match and Harmanpreet did not a second invitation. India have taken a 1-0 lead against Canada after 12 minutes.
Manpreet with the delivery and Harmanpreet’s first penalty corner of the match rebounds straight off the Canadian defence.
Akashdeep Singh with a delightful overhead pass but does not find Mandeep Singh, who had made a haring run towards the Canadian goal. The towering figure of Scott Tupper comes to the rescue for Canada. It’s still India 0-0 Canada.
5 minutes into the first quarter and the match has gotten off to a high-tempo star as both teams force several turnovers and take their opportunity to attack.
India playing long balls to spread the field. A good strategy to confuse a tricky opposition like Canada who like to play by keeping close marking on their opponents.
There goes the hooter and off goes India’s Lalit Upadhyay haring down the left side. India straight away in the attack and the crowd the love it.
The players of both India and Belgium line up for the customary handshakes and the national anthem before the start of the match. You can sense the sense the tension in the eyes of all the players, more so for India as they have to win this match. Canada will only be knocked out of the tournament if they lose this match by 7-0.
With 3 goals under his belt – the highest for India in the World Cup so far - all eyes will be on Simranjeet Singh to lead India to victory against Canada. We are exactly 12 minutes away from the start of what promises to be an exciting encounter.
With 3 goals under his belt – the highest for India in the World Cup so far - all eyes will be on Simranjeet Singh to lead India to victory against Canada. We are exactly 12 minutes away from the start of what promises to be an exciting encounter.
Some news for Indian fans, the result (Belgium 5-1 South Africa) in the recently concluded other Pool C match, means India will have to win against Canada to maintain their top position in the pool and more importantly, secure a direct spot in the quarterfinals, avoiding the cross-over.
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the all-important final Pool C match of the Hockey World Cup 2018 between India and Canada at the Kalinga Stadium. World No. 5 India have not been highly impressive against World No. 11 Canada in recent encounters but with a spot in the quarterfinal at stake, one expects the hosts to rise to the occasion.
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