Hockey World Cup 2018, Match 22: India vs Canada, Live Score, Commentary & Updates

INDIA 5 - CANADA 1

Updated: 08 December 2018 20:57 IST - Published: 08 December 2018 12:51 IST

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WHAT DO THE STATS SAY?? TWENTY-ONE CIRCLE ENTRIES AND TEN SHOTS ON GOAL FOR INDIA - SEVEN CIRCLE ENTRIES AND TWO SHOTS ON GOAL FOR THE CANADIANS - INDIA EARNED THREE PCs AND CONVERTED TWO - CANADA EARNED NONE

HARMANPREET GAVE INDIA THE LEAD IN THE FIRST QUARTER OFF THE SECOND PC - INDIA FAILED TO SCORE A SECOND IN THE FIRST HALF IN SPITE OF DOMINATING PROCEEDINDS - VAN SON FLORIS SILENCED THE CROWD WITH AN EQUALIZING GOAL IN THE THRID QUARTER

CHINGLENSANA SCORED A MINUTE INTO THE FINAL QUARTER AND A GOAL FEST THEN FOLLOWED WITH AMIT SCORING OFF A PC AND LALIT SCORING TWICE FROM OPEN PLAY

LALIT GETS THE PLAYER OF THE MATCH AWARD - INDIA ARE INTO THE QUARTERS - BELGIUM AND CANADA ARE IN THE CROSSOVERS - SOUTH AFRICA WILL HAVE TO HEAD HOME!

INDIA CAME TO LIFE IN THE FINAL QUARTER - AFTER CANADA DEFENDED BRILLIANTLY ENOUGH TO MAKE THE INDIANS LOOKED A BIT CLUELESS IN THE THIRD - BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY COME AWAY WITH A COMPREHENSIVE WIN - TOP THE POOL AND MAKE IT TO THE QUARTERFINALS OF THE ODISHA WORLD CUP!!!

FULL-TIME: INDIA 5 - CANADA 1

HARMANPREET SINGH 12'

VAN SON FLORIS 39'

CHINGLENSANA 46'

LALIT UPADHAY 47'

AMIT ROHIDAS 51'

LALIT UPADHYAY 57'

HARMANPREET IS THE ONE WITH THE GOALKEEPING PRIVELEGES - LINES UP WITH VARUN AND AND AMIT - INDIA LOOK FOR AN OBSTRUCTION

58' India keep pressing - Manpreet wants a PC - INDIA HAVE A PC

INDIA 5 - CANADA 1

57' LALIT SCORES HIS SECOND - SUMIT DID ALL THE HARD WORK AS HE CUT IN FROM THE BACKLINE - LALIT HAS HIS STICK DOWN AT THE GOALMOUTH

54' The Candians have a 16-yard free hit - they now advance - JAMES KIRKPATRICK GETS A TEN-MINUTE YELLOW CARD

52' Canada try and come away down the right through Scott Tupper - cannot get deep enough though

INDIA 4 - CANADA 1

AMIT ROHIDAS SCORES - INDIA SEAL THE DEAL AS AMIT TOO GETS HIS DRAG-FLICK RIGHT

50' LALIT EARNS A PC FOR INDIA

49' Brandon Bissett tries to get Canada moving - the pass from Smythe is less than accurate

INDIA 3 - CANADA 1

48' LALIT FINDS THE BACK OF THE NET OFF AN AKASHDEEP PASS - HAS LALIT SEALED THE DEAL?????????

INDIA 2 - CANADA 1

47' CHINGLENSANA DOES IT FOR INDIA - FIRES ONE IN FROM THE EDGE OF THE CIRCLE

TWENTY-SIX CIRCLE PENETRATIONS AND NINE SHOTS ON GOAL FOR INDIA - NINE CIRCLE ENTRIES AND THREE SHOTS ON GOAL FOR CANADA!!!

END OF Q3: INDIA 1 - CANADA 1

44' KIRKPATRICK YET AGAIN - TESTING THE INDIAN DEFENCE - MANDEEP FAILS TO FIND LALIT AT THE GOALMOUTH!!!

42' KIRKPATRICK HAS A GOLDEN CHANCE TO SCORE - SREEJESH TO THE RESCUE!!!

40' Canada try and fire in a cross from the right - the Indian defence holds firm

39' Akashdeep tries to get a cross in from the right - the Candian defence has been exceptional

INDIA 1 - CANADA 1

38' Gordon Johnston steals the ball off Simranjeet - VAN SON FLORIS SCORES FOR CANADA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

36' MANDEEP FINDS AKASHDEEP - WHO SLIPS AT THE FAR END OF THE PITCH

35' SURENDER FIRES A CROSS IN - SIMRANJEET CROWDED OUT BY THE CANADIAN DEFENCE

34' The Indians unable to string together enough passes near the Canadian 23

33' AMIT FAILS TO GET THE CROSS INTO THE BACK OF THE GOAL

32' Mandeep fails to latch on to an overhead

31' Amit Rohidas into an early attack - Simranjeet tries to fire one past Kindler but tackled well

SECOND HALF ACTION BEGINS

"The final passes need to executed without hurry" says Harendra SIngh

HARMANPREET SINGH GETS INDIA AHEAD WITH A SUPERB DRAG-FLICK - AND HAS DARTED FORWARD MANY A TIME TO THREATEN OUTSIDE THE CANADIAN CIRCLE - APART FROM MANNING HIS OWN WITH APLOMB

INDIA ARE JUST ABOUT AHEAD - BUT CAN ILL AFFORD TO BREATHE EASY JUST YET - CANADA HAVE THREATENED ON A FEW OCASSIONS AND THE INDIANS NEED AN OUTRIGHT WIN (BY ANY MARGIN) TO MAKE IT THROUGH TO THE QUARTERFINALS

HALF-TIME: INDIA 1 - CANADA 0

29' JAMES WALLACE GETS A YELLOW - FOR A CHALLENGE ON HARDIK

27' Hardik surrounded by three Canadian players - Canada attempt to come away down the right - turn over and India have the ball

25' Varun and Simranjeet advance down the right flank - the Canadians not offering any space down the center

24' SCHOLFIELD TAKES A SHOT ON GOAL - SREEJESH CALLED INTO ACTION

23' Scott Tupper from the right tries to advance - the Indians manage to turn things over - Manpreet fails to latch on to Mandeep's pass

21' Harmanpreet makes his way into the circle -SUMIT TRIES A TOMAHAWK - SMYTHE GETS A GREEN CARD

19' Scholfield and Panesar attempt to get the ball into the Indian circle - the ball is out of the back line though

18' The Candians trying to hole the Indians into a pocket near the midfield - as the pace slows down a bit

17' HARDIK FAILS TO LATCH ON TO NILAKANTA'S PASS AT THE RIGHT OF GOAL

16' MANPREET FIRES IN A CROSS FROM THE LEFT - NONE OF THE INDIAN STRIKERS AT THE GOALMOUTH THOUGH

SEVEN CIRCLE ENTRIES FOR INDIA - JUST TWO FOR THE CANADIANS

HARMANPREET GETS IT RIGHT THE SECOND TIME - CIRIELLO HAS A WORD WITH HIS BOYS - THE INDIANS ARE IN CONTROL AT THE KALINGA STADIUM