FIH Pro League: Indian men’s hockey team blank Ireland 4-0 to end home leg

FIH Pro League: Indian men’s hockey team blank Ireland 4-0 to end home leg

press trust of india February 26, 2024, 11:53:28 IST

The Indian team is currently placed at the third spot in FIH Pro League with 15 points from eight matches, with five wins (three outright and two shootout) and three losses (one outright and two shootout).

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FIH Pro League: Indian men’s hockey team blank Ireland 4-0 to end home leg
India are behind the Netherlands and Australia in FIH Pro League. Hockey India image ©Adimazes

The Indian men’s hockey team blanked lower-ranked Ireland 4-0 to end their home leg of the FIH Pro League campaign on a winning note here on Sunday. Nilakanta Sharma (14th minute), Akashdeep Singh (15th), Gurjant Singh (38th) and Jugraj Singh (60th) were the goal scorers. Nilakanta and Jugraj got their goals from penalty corners while Akashdeep and Gurjant struck through field efforts.

India dominated the match and led 2-0 half time.

The Indian team is currently placed at the third spot with 15 points from eight matches, with five wins (three outright and two shootout) and three losses (one outright and two shootout).

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The Netherlands and Australia are above India with 26 and 20 points respectively.

The Harmanpreet Singh-led side will continue their FIH Pro League campaign in the European leg in May-June.

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