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Bengaluru: The Indian men's hockey team beat New Zealand 4-0 in the third and final test to complete a series of shutouts at India's sports center on Sunday [19659002]. Zealand to win the series with a clean sweep. Twitter @TheHockeyIndia ” width=”380″ height=”285″/>
The Indian men's hockey team beat New Zealand to win the series with a clean sweep. Twitter @TheHockeyIndia
Rupinder Pal Singh (8th minute), Surender Kumar (15th), Mandeep Singh (44th) and Akashdeep Singh (60th) scored goals for India. India took a 1-0 lead in the first quarter after Rupinder found the back of the net with a small shot from the second penalty center of the local team, bringing his number of personal goals to four in the series. receive intelligent help from Rupinder from the top of the hitting circle. Veteran Sardar Singh and Simranjeet Singh then clashed on the left flank to score Mandeep in the third goal of India in the 44th minute against New Zealand goalkeeper George Enersen.
Attacker Akashdeep added salt to New Zealand's injuries. India's head coach, Harendra Singh, is satisfied with his team's performance in the series leading up to the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia's twin cities of Jakarta and Palembang from August 18th to September 2nd.
"Playing high intensity games against one of the top 10 teams in the world before a crucial event like the Asian Games is good for us: during these three games, we tried different combinations and variations in the corners. penalty and we are better prepared for the upcoming tournament, "said Harendra
" We had specifically worked on different goal variants but I think the team still has room for improvement.We still have some good chances today and we have to work on it before the Asian Games, "he added.
