21st CWG: India seal 4-3 thriller against England
What's the story
The Indian men's hockey team dished out a splendid victory against England in their final Pool B encounter at the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games.
The 4-3 thrilling win saw the Indians set up a semi-final encounter against New Zealand.
India scored twice in the final four minutes to down England and also end as toppers of Pool B.
Here's our match report.
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A close affair!
FT. The Indian Men's Team show supreme composure to defeat England in the dying minutes of their final Pool B match at the @GC2018 XXI Commonwealth Games and take the top spot in the standings on 11th April.#IndiaKaGame #GC2018 #GC2018Hockey #HallaHockeyKa #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/OUDaUXrZLE
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) April 11, 2018
A thrilling contest
Final 10 minutes see flurry of goals
England went ahead early with David Condon's strike in the 17th minute.
Manpreet Singh equalized for India 15 minutes later.
The game took off post the 50th minute.
Rupinder Pal Singh's drag flick helped India lead 2-1, only for Liam Ansell to equalize.
In the 56th minute Sam Ward had England atop at 3-2, but two goals in last three minutes sealed India's win.
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India's road to last four
India drew their first match against Pakistan 2-2. From there on they sealed a 4-3 victory against Wales before downing Malaysia 2-1. The latest win against England makes them undefeated at the ongoing CWG.