India wins Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia after 13 years
The Indian Hockey team wins the Azlan Shah hockey tournament
after a gap of 13 years beating host Malaysia 3-1 in the
finals.
Indian team ended up as runner-up last year the Azlan Shah Hockey Cup.
This year India won the five-nation tournament,
with other teams in
the fray being,
Pakistan, New Zealand, Malaysia & debutant Egypt.
Arjun Hallappa(8th min), Prabhjot Singh(20th min) and Shivendra Singh(41st min) scored goals for India. Azlan Mizron(11th min) pulled one back into the Indian goal post for host Malaysia.
This was the only game in the whole
tournament where, Skipper Sandeep Singh(Ind) --
voted player of the tournament --
did not score a goal for India.
All the other games, otherwise, have seen Sandeep Singh hitting
the net consistently.
Quotes
"It was a great day for Indian hockey as we are slowly getting back on our feet. Now is the time for us to look ahead at the Asia Cup, which will be held next month," said India coach Harender Singh.
"I am delighted to know that India have won the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Malaysia. I congratulate the team," Gill said.
"I see that Indian hockey team is on the rise. We will do everything to support it," the minister added.
Pay your little tribute to the Indian Hockey team for this sweet victory.