Hockey Australia In the fourth match of the series, which was played at the MATE Stadium in Adelaide, the men’s hockey team of Australia defeated India 5-1 with a convincing performance.With this victory, Australia wins the five-match series 3-1. On Sunday, they will play one more match.
In the victory for the home team, Jeremy Hayward (29′, 41′) scored twice, while Jake Whetton (30′), Tom Wickham (34′), and Matt Dawson (54′) each scored once.Dilpreet Singh (25′) scored the only goal for India.
The global no.Today, the one team displayed their defensive prowess, led by goalkeeper Andrew Charter, who made several excellent saves to prevent India from scoring.
India broke through in the 25th minute thanks to Dilpreet, after struggling for the first few minutes to find space in the striking circle.India was unable to maintain its lead as Australia scored in the following four minutes.In the 29th minute, Hayward, in good form, converted a penalty corner.They added another goal through Jake Whetton just a minute later.
In the subsequent two quarters, despite Indian forwards’ desperate attempts to break through the home team’s defense.
They were unable to do so.India had no chance of coming back because Australia scored goals frequently, adding to their misery.
India was further put under pressure in the third quarter thanks to two goals from Tom Wickham in the 34th and 41st minutes, respectively.Australia continued to build momentum in the fourth quarter, taking a 5-1 lead from a penalty corner in the 54th minute.
Australia was unquestionably a superior team today.We were unable to capitalize on the lead by putting pressure on them because they played defensively right from the start.As I mentioned earlier, this tour has given us a lot of exposure, and it’s always a learning experience to play against a good team like Australia.
In advance of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela, Captain Harmanpreet Singh stated, we now know the areas that we need to further work on.He added, We will attempt to rebound in tomorrow’s match and look to end the tour on a positive .Footer Games F1 Tennis Commonwealth Games MMA Boxing NFL NHL Hockey Wrestling Shooting Athletics Badminton Golf WWE MLB Chess Moto GP Rugby Asian Games .