October 26, 2017 by admin

Colts hammer USA 22-0

Johor Bahru (Malaysia), Oct 26
The Indian junior men’s hockey team continued its winning streak and mauled a hapless USA 22-0 to register their third consecutive victory at the seventh Sultan of Johor Cup here today. The win sent India to the top of the points table with nine points from three matches.
Harmanjit Singh (25th, 26th, 40th, 45th, 52nd minutes), Abhishek (28th, 37th, 38th, 45th), Vishal Antil (2nd, 30th, 44th), Dilpreet Singh (3rd, 54th, 59th), Maninder Singh (42nd, 43rd), Pratap Lakra (2nd), Rabichandra Moirangthem (7th), Raushan Kumar (37th), Shilanand Lakra (47th) and Vivek Prasad (48th) were the scorers. With a hat-trick today, striker Dilpreet took his tournament tally to seven goals.
Before this match, the USA had conceded 30 goals, beaten 19-0 by Australia and 11-0 by Britain. India face Australia tomorrow.
Britain beat holders Australia
Britain beat defending champions Australia 4-2 to climb to the second spot with nine points, behind India on goal difference.