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Tokyo Olympics, Men's Hockey: Australia thrash India 7-1 in Pool A game

Tokyo Olympics, Men's Hockey: Australia thrash India 7-1 in Pool A game

Tokyo Olympics, Men's Hockey: Australia thrash India 7-1 in Pool A game

India men`s hockey team was not able to carry their winning momentum as the Manpreet Singh-led side stumbled to a defeat at the hands of Australia in their second Group A game in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.

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Australia defeated India 7-1 here at the Oi Hockey Stadium North Pitch. India will next take on Spain on Tuesday.

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In the first quarter, Australia managed to take the lead as Daniel Beale scored. The Manpreet Singh-led India was not able to get the equaliser in the first quarter and hence the scoreline remained 1-0.

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Australia dent another blow as Jeremy Hayward went through India goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and as a result, Australia took a 2-0 lead, creating more pressure on India. In the same quarter, Flynn Ogilvie scored as well, giving Australia a 3-0 lead.

India had no answers to whatever was being thrown at them, and they quickly conceded another, to go 0-4 down in the second quarter.

In the third quarter, India finally managed to get on the scoring sheet as 21-year-old Dilpreet Singh rose up to the challenge. However, Australia once again restored their four-goal lead as Blake Govers scored through a penalty stroke, giving Australia a 5-1 lead.

Minutes later, Glovers scored again and Australia gained a 6-1 lead, and India ran the risk of conceding goals in double digits. In the fourth and final quarter, Australia scored one more goal and in the end, they registered a thundering win.