{"id":1020,"date":"2015-10-17T01:04:18","date_gmt":"2015-10-17T01:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southasiantimes.com.au\/?p=1020"},"modified":"2015-10-19T01:11:15","modified_gmt":"2015-10-19T01:11:15","slug":"india-beat-australia-1-0-in-their-last-league-game-to-face-britain-in-johor-cup-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.southasiantimes.com.au\/?p=1020","title":{"rendered":"India beat Australia 1-0 in their last league game; to face Britain in Johor Cup final"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"india<\/a>Defending champions India defeated Australia 1-0 in their last league match to enter the final of the fifth men’s Sultan of Johor Cup junior hockey tournament here on Saturday.<\/p>\n

India will take on Great Britain in the title clash on Sunday.<\/p>\n

India would be defending the title for the third consecutive time this year.<\/p>\n

India began on an attacking note on Saturday, but Australia played a strong defensive game, denying their opponents any chances to score.<\/p>\n

The first half ended goalless.<\/p>\n

Australia began the second half on an attacking note but could not sustain it for long and had to return to a defensive mode, as India pressed hard to score.<\/p>\n

An error from the Australian half in the 42nd minute resulted in a penalty stroke to India, and Harmanpreet Singh made no mistake in converting the opportunity to give his side the lead.<\/p>\n

“It’s great to finish the league matches on a winning note. It wasn’t an easy game and we played against a tough Australian team today. However, Harmanpreet duly converted the penalty stroke which gave us the much-needed lead. The boys are confident of defending the title for the third consecutive time and I am hopeful about witnessing some top quality hockey tomorrow from both the teams,” said India’s junior team coach coach Harendra Singh.<\/p>\n

India will now face Great Britain, who have been unbeaten in the tournament so far with three wins and two draws.<\/p>\n

India now tops the points table with 12 points from 4 wins and a single loss, that too to Great Britain earlier in the tournament.<\/p>\n

Sumit Kumar and Harmanpreet Singh with three goals each are the top scorers for India so far.<\/p>\n

Source: PTI, Hocky India<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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