Sultan of Johor Cup: India and Great Britain play out entertaining 5-5 draw

Defending
Champions
Great
Britain
were
out
of
the
blocks
faster
than
India,
with
Max
Anderson
(1′)
scoring
the
first
goal
of
the
game,
early
on.
A
few
minutes
later,
India
got
on
the
scoreboard
too,
with
midfielder
Poovanna
CB
(7′)
finding
the
back
of
the
net.
The
pacy
and
evenly
contested
first
quarter
ended
with
the
score
at
1-1.

The
second
quarter
saw
both
the
teams
continue
to
match
each
other
play
for
play,
with
neither
allowing
the
other
a
way
through.
The
match,
which
is
a
repeat
of
the
Final
from
the
2018
and
2019
editions,
went
into
the
half-time
break
with
Great
Britain
and
India
all
square
at
1-1.

With
both
teams
chasing
the
win,
it
was
India
who
had
an
early
look
at
goal,
when
they
won
a
penalty
corner
in
the
32nd
minute,
but
weren’t
able
to
convert.
Nonetheless,
it
was
Great
Britain
who
edged
ahead,
five
minutes
before
the
end
of
the
quarter,
as
Max
Anderson
(40′)
scored
his
second
of
the
game.
A
couple
of
minutes
later,
Harrison
Stone
(42′)
added
another
for
Great
Britain
as
they
took
control
of
the
game,
ending
the
quarter
3-1
ahead.

India
needed
a
strong
final
quarter,
and
began
the
final
phase
on
the
front
foot.
Five
minutes
in,
India
halved
the
deficit
as
Amandeep
(50′)
got
himself
on
the
scoresheet.
Shortly
after,
the
contest
was
back
on
level
terms
with
Araijeet
Singh
Hundal
(53′)
scored
India’s
third.
Great
Britain
however
went
through
gears
in
the
next
few
minutes
with
Jami
Golden
(54′,
56′)
restoring
the
two-goal
advantage.

Sharda
Nand
Tiwari’s
(56′)
penalty
corner
brought
India
right
back
into
the
game.
A
couple
of
minutes
later,
Sharda
Nand
Tiwari
converted
another
penalty
corner,
levelling
scores
at
5-5.
Neither
side
could
find
a
winner
and
walked
away
with
a
point
each.

India’s
chances
of
playing
the
Final
of
the
10th
Sultan
of
Johor
Cup
depends
on
the
outcome
of
the
matches
between
Malaysia-Japan
and
Australia-South
Africa,
both
of
which
will
be
played
later
today.

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