FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup: India beat Canada to enter quarter-finals

India defeated Canada 10-1 in their third match of the ongoing FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup Malaysia 2023 at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.

With this win, India finished at second position in the Pool C table and have qualified for the quarterfinals of the tournament.

While Aditya Arjun Lalage (8’, 43’), Rohit (12’, 55’), Amandeep Lakra (23’, 51’), Vishnukant (42’), Rajinder (42’), Kushwaha Sourabh Anand (51’) and Uttam Singh (58’) were the goal scorers for India, only Jude Nicholson (20’) found the net for Canada.

In the first quarter, India made an aggressive start in the opening minutes as they put pressure on Canada’s defence.

With constant attacking, India took 1-0 lead through Lalage, scoring an excellent field goal.

The Indian team’s forwards then stitched together clever strategy that forced the Canadian defenders to make errors. The plan worked as India managed to get a PC which was successfully converted by Rohit as India doubled their lead.

FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup 2023 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

India advances to quarterfinals after a comfortable 10-1 win over Canada and finish 2nd in their pool. Aditya Arjun Lalage was named as the TNB Man Of The Match.#RisingStars #JWCMalaysia2023 pic.twitter.com/6HFUsRoZWC— MHC (@hockeymalaysia) December 9, 2023

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