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70' India 4-0 Canada - India win another penalty corner. This is tremendous hockey from the Indians here. Can they finish it off in style? They miss.
68' India 4-0 Canada - India are being relentless here. Mandeep attempts to attack again but cannot manage to get that 5th goal. Canada have no answer. Two minutes remaining in the match.
66' India 4-0 Canada - India win another penalty corner. What a shot!!!! But the hit goes over. NOT THIS TIME and INDIA score. 4-0 Ajit scores. This is an icing on the cake.
63' India 3-0 Canada - India have sealed the game here and this has been a fantastic performance from the host side.
60' India 3-0 Canada - GOOOOOALLLLLLL India lead 3-0 courtesy a brilliant goal from Varun Kumar. He is a Cristiano Ronaldo fan and shows that on the turf. That looks like game set match for India.
55' India 2-0 Canada - Armaan Qureshi has been superb for India today, winning the ball time and again. Just under 14 minutes left in the match and India are looking quite comfortable on the turf here.
55' India 2-0 Canada - India is really stepping up the gas here.
53' India 2-0 Canada - ALMOSTTTTTT the third goal. The third goal almost there for India but Mandeep squanders a great chance. He gets an open shot at the goal but misses.
51' India 2-0 Canada - India are stepping up the gas here and looking for that third goal to kill the game. There are 20 minutes remaining in the match. Can Canada get a goal to fight back?
49' India 2-0 Canada - This must be the match for India and there is no way Canada can find a way back. India are stepping it up a notch. They are growing in confidence.
47' India 1-0 Canada - India get a penalty corner and then win another back. PENALTY STROKE!!!! GOOOOALLLLLL 2-0 Harmanpreet scores.
45' India 1-0 Canada - The game is going at a consistent pace here and India are winning ball back immediately after losing it. Harjeet Singh picks up the ball in the midfield, enters the circle and takes a shot.
42' India 1-0 Canada - Canada win a rare ball and enjoy limited possession before handing it back to India. Mandeep has been on fire for India today and he is taking the game to the opposition.
40' India 1-0 Canada - There is reasonable crowd in the stadium here and they are making a lot of noise as well. The second half has now become an exact replica of the first half as India are seeing a lot of the ball here.
37' India 1-0 Canada - Canada start off the second half quite brightly but India take the ball back. India are passing the ball well again. They will be looking to score again.
HALF TIME: India enter the break leading against Canada after @mandeepsingh995's strike, late in the first half.#INDvCAN #HJWC2016 pic.twitter.com/JeaUf6PMMs
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) December 8, 2016
India have finally managed to break the shackles and they will feel they deserved the half time lead. We will back with the second half shortly.
HALF TIME India 1-0 Canada
35' India 1-0 Canada - FINALLYYYYYYY!!!! India take the lead through Mandeep SIngh. A team goal and India string together a lot of passes before Mandeep smashes the ball into the net with a superb reverse hit. HALF TIME
31' India 0-0 Canada - Canada are seeing more of the ball now and we are still goalless here in Lucknow. India are pushing more men forward but Canada have their men in place.
28' India 0-0 Canada - Both teams have slowed down a bit now and are passing the ball around.
25' India 0-0 Canada - India are consistently probing and attacking but Canada have men behind the ball and are defending really well. 10 minutes remaining in the first half.
22' India 0-0 Canada - India have been relentless in attack here and they are increasingly looking like they will score a goal. Canada have managed to survive till now.
20' India 0-0 Canada - Chopra makes a great run here for Canada but India fend off his attack and then India counter attack through a superb air ball but Canada fend off the attack. SAVED again. Canada survive yet again.
18' India 0-0 Canada - This is remarkable, India have nearly 80 percent of the ball here and Canada have still managed to survive. We are half way through the first half here. India have dominated but have nothing to show for it.
16' India 0-0 Canada - Canada have managed to get away and India have wasted two penalty corners. India attacking again and again. Gurjant makes a run towards the goal and a sliding tackle from Canadian keeper Gill. He sends Gurjant flying. Canada fend off another attack.
14' India 0-0 Canada - Fabulous work from Ajit Pandey and he earns India a penalty corner. Santa injects, Harmanpreet shoots. SAVED again. Canada on the counter and they win a long corner.
12' India 0-0 Canada - Still quite early in the match but the precedent for the game seems to have been laid. India are controlling the game. Fabulous ball from Harjeet going forward. India win a penalty corner. Harmanpreet shoots!! SAVED The shot was deflected. Canada have the ball back.
10' India 0-0 Canada - The away team is trying to attack but they have been closed down by India really well. India win the ball back after Canada attempt a long pass. The Indian team, however, has not managed to create a good chance.
8' India 0-0 Canada - Canada have now settled down in the game and are seeing more of the ball now. Varun attempts a fancy aerial ball but it proves to be too long. Coach Harendra is amused. Canada attempt a reverse hit pass towards India's circle but it is too high. Ball to India.
6' India 0-0 Canada - It is extremely cold here and both teams have begun rather gingerly here. India playing the ball around here. Canada win a long corner but to no avail. Harjeet wins the ball as India attempt a quick counter attack but to no avail.
4' India 0-0 Canada - India's coach Harendra Singh and even national team coach Roelant Oltmans is watching from the sidelines. India trying to attack at the moment and they attempt a long but Harmanpreet does not manage to get a touch. India spreading the ball across really well. Great job from Canadian goalkeeper to prevent Armaan Qureshi.
2' India 0-0 Canada - India start us off by stringing a couple of passes together and then foul gives the ball to Canada. Mandeep wins the ball with some excellent work. Fairly positive start from India here.
We are ready to go here.
It is amazing how many players of Indian origin are playing in the Canadian team. This should be an exciting contest.
This is the final game of Day 1 and the teams are out on the pitch.
India have won this tournament only once in their history and it was in 2001.
Here's the line-ups for India's clash vs Canada at the #HJWC2016 on 8 Dec. LIVE action coming on Star Sports 4/HD4 & Hotstar at 6:45 PM IST. pic.twitter.com/88xTbJwN1w
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) December 8, 2016
We are just minutes away from the start of the match.
This is the second time India is hosting the Junior Hockey World Cup and it is also the first instance when a country is playing host for two consecutive editions.
To inform our readers, the match was originally scheduled to played at 7:00 PM IST but it will now be played at 6:45 due to fog. We are around 15 minutes away from the start of the match.
India squad: Vikas Dahiya, Krishan B Pathak, Dipsan Tirkey, Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Vikramjit Singh, Gurinder Singh, Harjeet Singh, Santa Singh, Nilakanta Sharma Manpreet, Sumit, Parvinder Singh, Gurjant Singh, Armaan Qureshi, Mandeep Singh, Ajit Kumar Pandey, Simranjeet Singh.
Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's Junior Hockey World Cup in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, and India are going to take on Canada in their opening fixture. The tournament got underway this afternoon with New Zealand and Germany grabbing wins today. India will be looking to start their campaign on a winning note.
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FULL TIME India 4-0