Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2019 - India vs Poland: Live Score, Commentary and Updates: 29 March 2019

INDIA 10 - POLAND 0

Updated: 29 March 2019 15:26 IST - Published: 29 March 2019 12:10 IST

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A morale-boosting win for India ahead of the big final tomorrow - Amit and Varun get the ball into the back of the net with their drag-flicks - Mandeep gets his seventh goal of the tournament with a brace - and the Indians keep a clean slate in their last pool game

FULL-TIME: INDIA 10 - POLAND 0

VIVEK PRASAD - 1' -FG
SUMIT KUMAR - 7' - FG
VARUN KUMAR - 18', 25' - PC
SURENDER KUMAR - 19' - PC
SIMRANJEET SINGH - 29' - FG
NILAKANTA - 36' - FG
MANDEEP - 50', 51' - FG
AMIT ROHIDAS - 55' PC

Poland try a counter with no goalkeeper in the Indian citadel - fail to put the ball in the back of the net though!!

THE INDIANS ARE NOT DONE YET - TRY A POWER PLAY WITH ALL ELEVEN PLAYERS INTO THE ATTACK

JUST UNDER FIVE MINUTES LEFT - CAN THE INDIANS MAKE IT A DOZEN????

INDIA 10 - POLAND 0

AMIT ROHIDAS MISSES ONE - BUT NOT THE NEXT - THE INDIANS HAVE THEIR TENTH GOAL!!!

The Indians earn a PC - can they score another????

INDIA 9 - POLAND 0

MANDEEP IS SIMPLY UNSTOPPABLE - YET ANOTHER GOAL FROM THE INDIAN STRIKER

INDIA 8 - POLAND 0

MANDEEP SCORES HIS SIXTH OF THE TOURNAMENT WITH TEN MINUTES LEFT ON THE CLOCK!!!!!!!!!!!!

This time the variation does not yield results - Poland launch a counter but the Indians fall back in defence

India have a PC in the first minute of Q4 - can they score???

Just one goal in the third quarter as the Polish begin to assert themselves just a bit - fail to reduce the deficit though

END OF Q3: INDIA 7 - POLAND 0

Simranjeet in the Polish circle - fails to capitalize though!!

The Polish seems re-energized after the long breather - manage to enter Indian territory but lose possession - can India score on the counter??

Poland manage a rare foray into Indian territory - to no avail though!!!

INDIA 7 - POLAND 0

NILAKANTA SHARMA GETS HIS NAME ON THE SCORESHEET!!!!!

The third quarter begins and India begin with an attack right away

Memories of the pool matches of the Asian Games come alive as the Indians make merry with half-a-dozen goals in the first half - Varun makes sure his drag-flicks are doing just fine before the big final tomorrow - Vivek, Surender, and Simranjeet add to the tally - how many more can the Indians score??

HALF-TIME: INDIA 6 - POLAND 0

VIVEK PRASAD - 1
SUMIT KUMAR - 7
VARUN KUMAR - 18', 25'
SURENDER KUMAR - 19'
SIMRANJEET SINGH - 29'

INDIA 6 - POLAND 0

SIMRANJEET ADDS TO INDIA'S TALLY WITH A MINUTE LEFT FOR HALF-TIME!!

The Indians in the Polish circle yet again but fail to make it count

INDIA 5 - POLAND 0

VARUN SCORES HIS SECOND OFF A PC - INDIA HAVE THEIR FIFTH!!!

The Indians earn another PC - can they convert?? Not this time - but they have yet another right away!!!

INDIA 4 - POLAND 0

SURENDER KUMAR SCORES OFF A PC IN THE 19TH MINUTE - THE INDIANS ARE ON A ROLL!!

INDIA 3 - POLAND 0

India earn a PC - AND VARUN KUMAR MAKES TO MISTAKE!!!!!!!!!!

Poland look to reduce the deficit early in the second quarter - but the Indian defence is upto the task.

Mandeep in the thick of the action again - Vivek and Sumit Kumar give India the lead early

END OF Q1: INDIA 2 - POLAND 0

Mandeep and Sumit in the Polish circle but fail to score - India have a PC - Poland disagree and go upstairs for a referral - the decision is reversed

Mandeep into the attack again - the Indians unwilling to take their feet off the pedal

INDIA 2 - POLAND 0

INDIA HAVE A SECOND - THANKS TO SUMIT KUMAR!!!!!!!!! WE ARE IN THE SEVENTH MINUTE AND SUMIT MAKES THE MOST OF AN ASSIST FROM MANDEEP

Poland convert defence into attack - penetrate the Indian circle after the PC is saved

Chance for India to add to their tally - they have a PC

WE ARE IN THE FIRST MINUTE - AND VIVEK PRASAD GIVES INDIA THE LEAD!!

INDIA 1 - POLAND 0

IT'S ALL SET TO BE A GOALFEST - INDIA OPEN THE SCORING EARLY!!!!!!!!!

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India face Poland in their last pool match of the Azlan Shah Cup after having been assured a final berth - will we witness a goalfest today??