Hockey Champions Trophy ’18 – 28.06.18
A total of 3 matches were held today in the ongoing Hockey Champions Trophy ’18, between – Argentina Vs Pakistan, India Vs Belgium and Netherlands Vs Australia. The match wise brief is appended below.
Hockey Champions Trophy’18 – Points Table
| Rank | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points |
| 1. | Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2. | India | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3. | Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4. | Argentina | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5. | Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6. | Belgium | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Hockey Champions Trophy 2018: Preview; Schedule & Fixtures
Match 1: Pakistan Vs Argentina
Final Result: 4 – 1
Goal Scorers:
- Pakistan: Irfan Jr. Muhammad 10′ , Ali Mubashar 47′ , Ahmad Ajaz 49′ , Bilal Muhammad Aleem 58′
- Argentina: Paredes Matias 29′
Summary:
- Finally, Pakistan Hockey channeled their inner talent on the Hockey field and broke their win-less streak in the Hockey Champions Trophy to earn a convincing win over the World No 2, Argentina.
- Irfan opened the scoring to put Pakistan in the lead but Argentina’s Pardes Matias equalized the scoreboard in the 2nd quarter of the match.
- No goals were scored in the 3rd quarter as the match was evenly poised. Now, the 4th and final quarter went underway.
- This is when Pakistan displayed their best play of the match as Ali, Ahmad and Bilal struck in a periodic fashion to hand Argentina a thumping defeat.
World number 13 Pakistan outclasses world number 2 Argentina 4-1 in Champions Trophy Hockey. Brilliant performance by Pakistan. Good to see green-shirts doing well. Congratulations.
— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) June 28, 2018
– finally a refreshing news from the field hockey ? as Pakistan beat Argentina in the CT game ..
— Asif Khan (@mak_asif) June 28, 2018
Pakistan Hockey team’s Ammad Shakeel Butt received the medallion on his 100th international match today. #Hockey #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/IPppzRzbcX
— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) June 28, 2018
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Match 2: India Vs Belgium
Final Result: 1 – 1
Goal Scorers:
- India: Singh Harmanpreet 10′
- Belgium: Luypaert Loick 59′
Summary:
- Once again Harmanpreet lead from the front as his early goal put India in the lead.
- Numerous penalty corners and chances were gifted each team to the other one. But neither Belgium nor India was being able to convert them into goals.
- India’s goalkeeper had done a wonderful job to keep Belgians at bay. But in the last minute of the match Luypaert Loick finally snuck through to equalize the scoreboard and the match ended in a draw.
India’s fine rhythm of defending faces a setback as Belgium find the back of the net in the penultimate minute to end the #INDvBEL match with a draw. Special mention goes to @16Sreejesh who conceded just one goal from 12 PCs.
ALBUM: https://t.co/MzT027TfnV#IndiaKaGame #HCT2018 pic.twitter.com/8Ned83XniV
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) June 28, 2018
FT| The Indian Men’s Team put on a confident showing against the @BELRedLions at the Rabobank Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy 2018 on 28th June as @16Sreejesh‘s impenetrable performance was the highlight of this challenging clash.#IndiaKaGame #HCT2018 #INDvBEL pic.twitter.com/wzeCdGhVlU
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) June 28, 2018
Beating Argentina, Pakistan and drawing with Belgium thanks to @16Sreejesh and losing a close one to Australia, good signs for Indian hockey under Harender Singh. @16Sreejesh was brilliant today.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) June 28, 2018
Hockey Champions Trophy ’18: Match Summary & Points Table – 27.06.18
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Match 3: Australia Vs Netherlands
Final Result: 3 – 1
Goal Scorers:
- Australia: Harvie Jake 30′ , Govers Blake 35′, Govers Blake 55′
- Netherlands: Pruijser Mirco 23′
Summary:
- Australia remained unbeaten in this tournament and a win over Netherlands ensured that they kept their position at the top of the table.
- Although, the opening goal was scored by the Dutch side, however, Australia were quick to equalize the scoreboard as the match was evenly poised at the end of the 2nd quarter.
- The Dutch couldn’t score a single goal in the remaining match as Govers Blake double strike won the match for Australia.
Massive win @Kookaburras Yes boys. Congrats to the big Moose @AranZalewski on 150 ??
— Mark Knowles (@knowlesy09) June 28, 2018
??✅#HCT2018 Full Time Score : It’s a win for Australia. Goals by Jake Harvie and Blake Govers help Australia beat Netherlands 3-1 on “Day Five” of the Rabobank Men’s Champions Trophy 2018. Australia will next take on Argentina on Saturday. #DayFive #NEDvAUS
?/FIH pic.twitter.com/YVp8KzyPkE— DragFlick (@dragflickworld) June 28, 2018
Two second half goals from Blake Govers sees us defeat Netherlands 3-1. Who was your man of the match? #PrideOfTheKookas #HCT2018 pic.twitter.com/1TPlWRXKBv
— Kookaburras (@Kookaburras) June 28, 2018
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