Last Update: January 23, 2023, 09:58 AM IST
The Indian hockey team applauds the spectators (Twitter/@TheHockeyIndia)
Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey lamented the missed chances as the hosts lost 4-5 to New Zealand in the penalty shootout
Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey on Sunday said the hosts missed chances and were out of hockey during their shock defeat in the crossover match against New Zealand. World Cup here.
India allowed New Zealand to come back from a two-goal lead twice in regulation time as the match ended 3–3 after 60 minutes. India eventually lost 4–5 in sudden death.
He said, ‘We got a lot of chances to win the match. We are talking that penalty corners are very important to win matches, but we wasted one after the other,” Tirkey, who is a former captain and one of the best defenders of his time, posted a video on his Twitter handle. said in.
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“After that, we got a chance to win in the penalty shootout. We got two chances. Our goalkeepers saved twice in sudden death and we wasted the chance to win,” he said without criticizing the team. .
Indian player Tirkey, who played 412 international matches, said that the team has learned a lot from the defeat.
I hope we do well in the next match.”
India will play Japan on January 26 in the 9th to 16th place classification match.
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