On India’s 80th Independence Day celebrations, the country has received another celebratory gift from the playground. The Indian hockey team made a triumphant start to their campaign in the Men’s Hockey World Cup. India defeated Wales 3-1 in the first match of the Hockey World Cup. Captain Harmanpreet played the lead role.
Confidence increased ahead of the match against EnglandIndia beat Wales by a big margin of 3-1 in their first match. Now the Indian team will face strong rivals England on Monday i.e. August 17. After winning this match, the enthusiasm of the Indian team has increased, which will be useful in the next match. The start was a bit inauspicious for India. Wales took an aggressive approach from the start and piled the pressure on the Indian goalpost.
Great performance by Captain Harman after the Indian goalkeeperWales player Pritchard created several great scoring chances. But Indian goalkeeper Suraj did not give him a chance to convert into a goal. India overcame the initial challenge easily with Suraj stopping many goals. First goal India converted a penalty corner with a drag flick. After which the brilliant duo of captain Harmanpreet Singh and Sanjay did wonders. Captain Harmanpreet scored a brilliant drag-flick on the penalty corner to make India 2-0. At this time, India’s Shilanand Wood was injured and the match had to be stopped due to blood stains on the field. However, Shilanand returned to the dugout after first aid.
Captain Harman scored a total of 2 goals in the matchCaptain Harmanpreet Singh scored his second goal in the second quarter. Wales had a penalty stroke opportunity and scored their first goal of the match on it. However, at this point the score was 3-1 in favor of India. As a result, one goal from Wales was not enough to reach their victory.
