CWG: India rout lowly Ghana 11-0 in men's hockey
The Hindu
Ghana had their occasional chances in the form of five penalty corners but the Indian defence was up to its best to deny its opponents
The Indian men's hockey team decimated lowly Ghana 11-0 in its opening Pool B match of the Commonwealth Games on Sunday.
As expected, the Indians were relentless in their attacks and completely controlled the proceedings from start to finish.
The Indians played to their strength and scored five in the first half before pumping in four and two goals in the last two quarters.
India converted six out of 13 penalty corners they earned in the match.
Vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh (11th, 35th, 53rd) scored a hat-trick, while Abhishek (2nd minute), Shamsher Singh (14th), Akashdeep Singh (20th), Jugraj Singh (22nd, 43rd), Nilakanta Sharma (38th), Varun Kumar (39th) and Mandeep Singh (48th) were the other goal getters for India.
It was a completely dominating performance from the Indians as they hardly allowed Ghana into their D.
Ghana had their occasional chances in the form of five penalty corners but the Indian defence was up to its best to deny its opponents.
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