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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jan 28, 2023, 21:42:07 IST
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India vs South Africa Hockey World Cup 2023 Highlights: India beat South Africa 5-2, finish joint 9th
IND vs SA Hockey Live Score: India's campaign in the Men's Hockey World Cup ended with a second consecutive win in the placement playoffs at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on Saturday. Fans in Odisha once again took every available seat in the 20,000-capacity stadium to stand with the home team in what has been an otherwise sorry campaign for India, who beat South Africa 5-2 to end in joint-9th position along with Argentina.
19:29 (IST) Jan 28
End of Q1: India lead South Africa 2-0 at the end of first quarter
19:28 (IST) Jan 28
15' - SAVE! South Africa keeper makes a good save to deny Akaashdeep Singh a goal
19:27 (IST) Jan 28
14' - SAVE! Brilliant save from India keeper Pathak to deny South Africa a goal.
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12' - GOAL!!! Harmanpreet Singh converts the PC to double the lead for India. IND 2-0 SA
19:24 (IST) Jan 28
12' - First PC for India
19:21 (IST) Jan 28
8' - Green Card for South Africa's Ntuli Nqobile
19:20 (IST) Jan 28
8' - Good attack into the Indian circle from South Africa. The Indian defence line thwarted the attempt on goal.
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5' - GOALL!!! Abhishek scores a field goal to give India an early lead. First clear chance and India are in the lead in the game. IND 1-0 SA
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4' - Despite the possession dominance, India are yet to make a clear chance on goal so far. Green Card for South Africa's Nicholas Spooner for a tackle against Mandeep Singh.
19:13 (IST) Jan 28
2' - India dominated the early possession as expected
19:11 (IST) Jan 28
Here we go..PUSH BACK TIME! South Africa get the ball rolling in Rourkela
19:06 (IST) Jan 28
Time for the national anthems. First up is the South African anthem, followed by India's.
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* Mandeep Singh is playing his 200th international match for India tonight
19:03 (IST) Jan 28
Head-to-Head: India lead South Africa 11-1, with 4 draws
18:55 (IST) Jan 28
It is a bit difficult for less experienced players playing in front of a big crowd. It can even be for experienced players also sometimes. So, it is different (playing in front of a big crowd and without or less crowd). But if you are focussed in your game, you can take this (crowd presence) in a positive way. It is a good lesson for us. If we play in this kind of atmosphere in future, outside the country or in major tournaments, we will know how we will prepare mentally and remain focused.
India captain Harmanpreet Singh
18:54 (IST) Jan 28
Captain Harmanpreet Singh, who struggled to get the goals from penalty corners in the showpiece, also said it was sometimes difficult to cope with pressure in front of a big home crowd.
18:47 (IST) Jan 28
Starting XIs: India vs South Africa
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Former India men's hockey head coach Roelant Oltmans has blamed the lack of tactical awareness and a non-existent club culture for India's early exit in the ongoing edition of the FIH Men's World Cup. India lost the crossover match to New Zealand and failed to make the quarter-finals after going down 4-5 in sudden death. India's current head coach Graham Reid had also voiced concern about the lack of club culture after the Hockey India League (HIL) became defunct in 2017.
18:37 (IST) Jan 28
Reid said he felt the team was making progress on the mental toughness side of things, like scoring goals last minute. The 58-year-old former player and coach of Australian national team also supported the national federation's bid to revive Hockey India League (HIL), which has been defunct since 2017.
18:34 (IST) Jan 28
Strength & conditioning specialist Robin Arkell was with the Indian men's hockey team when it won the Olympic bronze in Tokyo in 2021. Hockey India didn't retain him after that. Three months ago, he joined the German national team who are now in the World Cup final. The context of the above shouldn't be misunderstood. The Indian team's fitness hasn't nose-dived since Arkell left. But he is one notable absentee from the Indian bunch that travelled to Tokyo and finished on the Olympic podium. After India's insipid show in the ongoing hockey World Cup, the postmortem process is on to list the reasons behind the team's failure to reach even the quarterfinals.
18:29 (IST) Jan 28
Reid also mentioned that teams like Australia and the Netherlands have a mental conditioning coach which they called 'culture coach'. He said the mental conditioning coach will have to be an Indian. The Australian team has had the services of a culture coach since 2017.
18:28 (IST) Jan 28
We had COVID-19 and it was difficult to get over all those happenings. Then, the Asian Games was coming up (was to happen in 2022) and then was not coming (postponed), it was always like when do we start that process (of having a mental conditioning coach) and then it did not happen. I take responsibility for that (for not having a mental conditioning coach).
Coach Reid
18:25 (IST) Jan 28
After the defeat to New Zealand in the crossover match in Bhubaneswar last week, Reid said a mental conditioning coach was required to help the team deal with pressure.
18:24 (IST) Jan 28
Having seen this World Cup and being in a home World Cup, does bring extra pressure. Sometimes that's difficult to process. So, that was my thought process. It (requirement of a mental conditioning coach) has come up (for discussion) before but I did not really think it was needed at that point. I thought I had enough experience to be able to impart the sort of stuff we have been talking about.
India coach Graham Reid
18:23 (IST) Jan 28
Reid said when he took charge in 2019, he thought he would be able to manage the mental side of the players.
18:23 (IST) Jan 28
After India thrashed Asian Games champion Japan 8-0 in an inconsequential classification match on Thursday, Reid said that the home World Cup brought extra pressure to the team which "sometimes was difficult to process".
18:23 (IST) Jan 28
Head coach Graham Reid has taken responsibility for not pushing for a mental conditioning coach for India ahead of the FIH Men's World Cup from which the home side made a premature exit.
18:22 (IST) Jan 28
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the 9th-12th classification match of the FIH Hockey World Cup 2023 between India and South Africa in Rourkela.
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