FIH Series Finals 2019, India vs South Africa: Live Scores, Commentary and Updates 15/06/2019

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FT: 🇮🇳 5-1 🇿🇦

Continuing on their winning streak, Team India ensured an ecstatic finish to the @FIH_Hockey Men's Series Finals Bhubaneswar Odisha 2019 by beating South Africa in the Final!#IndiaKaGame #FIHSeriesFinals #RoadToTokyo #INDvRSA pic.twitter.com/dAuh1uRNyI
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) June 15, 2019

Manpreet Singh wins the Best Player of the Tournament Award

Harmanpreet and Varun share the top scorer award along with Semen Matkovsky

Jonathan Klagus of USA gets the Best Goalkeeper Award

Vivek Sagar wins the Best Junior Player Award

The Indians took the lead from the first two PCs they earned with Varun and Harmnapreet finding the back of the net - Harmanpreet scored his second off a penalty stroke after a stick check on Birendra Lakra

Vivek got onto the score sheet in the third quarter and Varun got his second after a smart deflection

Richard Pautz reduced the deficit for South Africa with a deflection off a PC

The South Africans no match for a dominant Indian side at the Kalinga Stadium as Graham Reid's Indians win the FIH Series Finals

FULL-TIME: INDIA 5 - SOUTH AFRICA 1

58' South Africa pushing hard in the final minutes - the Indians happy to fall back in defence

AUSTIN SMITH'S FLICK IS TAKEN BY SREEJESH ON THE PAD

57' SA HAVE THEIR THIRD PC - NTULI EARNS ONE FOR HIS SIDE AT THE DEATH

57' The Indians attempt to knock the ball around with the SA players are in hot pursuit

Siyavuya Nolutshungu manages to keep this one out

55' AKASHDEEP FINDS AN SA FOOT - INDIA HAVE A PC

55' TEVIN KOK IS CUT OFF - THE INDIANS BUILD FROM THE RIGHT - THE WHISTLE SAVES THE DAY FOR SA AS NILAKANTA ATTEMPTS TO TAKE A SHOT ON GOAL

53' AKASHDEEP'S STINGING SHOT IS OFF TARGET

INDIA 5 - SOUTH AFRICA 1

RICHARD PAUTZ GETS A DEFLECTION IN - MAKES UP FOR THE SKIER EARLIER ON - GOALLL

BALL FINDS AMIT'S FOOT - ONE MORE PC FOR THE SOUTH AFRICANS

51' Sreejesh called into the action for the first time - SA have a PC!!

50' Too many blue shirts defending for India - the South Africans fail to get a consolation goal

49' A diving Mandeep unable to latch on to a goalbound cross again

INDIA 5 - SOUTH AFRICA 0

SMART VARIATION BY THE INDIANS - BALL SLIPPED BACK TO VARUN WHO FIRES IN HIS SECOND GOAL

48' THE INDIANS HAVE A PC FOR A DANGEROUS BALL IN THE CIRCLE

47' HARMANPREET'S CROSS FAILS TO FIND AKASHDEEP LURKING AT THE FAR POST

46' The South Africans chase the ball hard as the blue shirts cut in from the left

END OF Q3: INDIA 4 - SOUTH AFRICA 0

44' GREAT CHANCE FOR SOUTH AFRICA - KRISHAN PATHAK CALLED INTO ACTON TWICE

43' BALL IN THE SA NET - BUT NO GOAL AS AKASHDEEP PULLED UP FOR AN OBSTRUCTION

42' A DIVING MANDEEP MISSES THE BALL BY INCHES - FAILS TO GET A DEFLECTION INTO AN OPEN GOAL

RASSIE MANAGES TO KEEP THIS ONE OUT

40' INDIA HAVE A PC AFTER AUSTIN SMITH IS PULLED UP FOR AN INFRINGEMENT

38' Austin Smith clears the lines after Amit Rohidas attempts to outmanoeuvre the SA defence

36' Simranjeet sprints ahead but fails to find a blue shirt and sends the ball out of play

INDIA 4 - SOUTH AFRICA 0

34' VIVEK SCORES - THE INDIANS MANAGING TO PENETRATE A PACKED SA DEFENCE

33' The South Africans marking the Indians closely for the first time in the contest - closing the blue shirts down near the half-way line

32' RICHARD PAUTZ SENDS IN A SKIER - GREAT CHANCE WASTED BY THE SOUTH AFRICANS

31' Mandeep pushes back and the action begins - the white shirts attempt to push ahead early

THREE SET PIECE GOALS SEPARATE INDIA AND SOUTH AFRICA IN THE BIG FINAL - TWO GOALS FOR HARMANPREET - ONE EACH FROM A PC AND A STROKE - ONE FOR VARUN FROM A PC - GRAHAM REID'S BOYS SITTING PRETTY WHILE SOUTH AFRICA STRUGGLE TO FIND THEIR FOOTING AT THE KALINGA STADIUM

HALF-TIME: INDIA 3 - SOUTH AFRICA 0

VARUN KUMAR 2' - PC
HARMANPREET SINGH 11' PC
HARMNAPREET SINGH 25' PS

29' Mandeep pushes one back from the baseline - Tyson Dlungwana to the rescue for South Africa

28' GREAT CROSS IN FROM TEVIN KOK - A DIVING NIC SPOONER FAILS TO LATCH ON JUST OUTSIDE THE INDIAN CIRCLE

27' Ramandeep attempts to cut his way in from the right - fails to do so and the South Africans clear their lines

26' Mandeep fails to trap an incoming cross on the edge of the striking circle - Austin Smith takes a knock and leaves the pitch

INDIA 3 - SOUTH AFRICA 0

HARMANPREET FIRES THE STROKE IN - INDIA IN COMMAND

24' INDIA HAVE A PENALTY STROKE FOR A STICK CHECK ON BIRENDRA LAKRA