Hockey: India men’s team begins South Africa Tour with 4-0 win against France

Cape Town, Jan 22 : The Indian mens hockey team kicked off its South Africa tour on Monday with a stunning 4-0 win against the hosts of Paris Olympics Games France here.While Indias defence remained resolute with France unable to breach past the experience of P.

R Sreejesh and Krishan Pathak in the goalpost, India scored a flurry of goals backed by an excellent PC attack.

Indias first goal came in the 13th minute through Harmanpreet Singhs exceptional drag-flick.

He added to his teams scoreline in the 26th minute via PC, improving on his drag flick to score past the French goalie.

Interestingly, Indias third goal too came off a brilliant PC variation in which the teams experienced forward Lalit Upadhyay converted the goal in the 42nd minute.

కురుల సంర‌క్ష‌ణ‌కు బెస్ట్‌ ప్రోటీన్ హెయిర్ మాస్క్‌లు ఇవే!...

In the 49th minute, experienced attacking midfielder and vice-captain Hardik Singh took Indias lead to a formidable 4-0 through a finely executed field goal, ensuring his team registered a splendid win.

The week-long tournament features France, the Netherlands, India and hosts South Africa.On January 24, India will face France in their second match, followed by a match against hosts South Africa on Jan 26 and will take on the Netherlands on the 28th.

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