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FIH Pro League: Indian Men Lose To Australia In Shootout After 2-2 Draw
FIH Hockey Pro League: The Indian men's hockey team failed to capitalise on a goal advantage twice, were held to a 2-2 draw before going down to Australia 3-0 via shootout in a key clash in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023-24 at the Birsa Munda Stadium here on Saturday.
Harmanpreet Singh (20th minute) and Amit Rohidas (25th minute) converted two penalty corners while Blake Govers (23rd minute) pulled one back by converting a penalty stroke, Tom Craig struck the equaliser in the 53rd minute to draw the match 2-2 in regulation time. Australia could have won the match in regulation time but failed to convert a penalty stroke in the fourth quarter.
The shootout was a different matter altogether as Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Sukhjeet Singh and Akashdeep Singh all missed their efforts while the Kookaburras scored through Tom Wickham, Flynn Ogilvie and Tim Brand to win the bonus point.
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