Hockey: India beat Malaysia 3-1 to leading Pool A in Sultan of Johor Cup

Aditya Lalage, Amandeep Lakra and Rohit scored an objective each as Indian Colts signed up a spectacular 3-1 success versus hosts Malaysia in the 11th Sultan of Johor Cup 2023. Suhaimi Irfan Shahmie (13′) offered Malaysia the lead however India resisted and ultimately won the match. Aditya Lalage equalised ball game in the 28th minute, Amandeep Lakra made it 2-1 in the 37th minute and Rohit even more consolated their position in the 54th minute as India held the benefit throughout the match. After this win, India sit on top of Pool B in the table. After their opening video game ended in a nail-biting 3-3 draw versus Pakistan, India sought to bag the evasive 3 points with a positive start in the very first quarter. Forward Angad Bir Singh led India’s charge in the forward line, operating in tandem with Aditya to establish goal-scoring possibilities. An alert Malaysian goalie Rafaizul Mohamad kept India from taking a lead. While the very first 10 minutes passed goalless, it was hosts Malaysia, which broke the deadlock after a superb objective by Suhaimi Irfan Shahmie in the 13th minute. The very first couple of minutes of the 2nd quarter saw India develop opportunities in the circle with Angad winning 2 back-to-back PCs. It went in vain as India were not effective in transforming them. India won 3 more PCs
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