Men's Hockey World Cup 2018, India vs Canada: India beat Canada 5-1 to seal direct berth to quarters

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Full Time: India beat Canada 5-1 to top Pool C. The hosts sealed direct entry to quarter-finals
Four goals in the final quarter gave India a commanding 5-1 win and a direct berth to the quarter-finals in Bhubaneshwar. India were in a spot of bother at the end of Q3, with score levelled at 1-1. But the hosts came out all guns blazing in Q4 and regained the lead with two goals in two minutes. They did not look back after that and Man-of-the-Match Lalit Upadhyay scoring a brace in the final quarter. India finished with seven points in the pool, same as Belgium, but the hosts have a goal difference of +9 in comparision to Belgium's +5.

60' - India taking another review for PC. Unsuccessful one this time, free-hit for Canada

60' - India taking a review for PC. Successful one for the hosts. It's fifth PC of the game for India

60' - India pressing to increase the lead with less than a minute left in the game

58' - India is taking out goalkeeper PR Sreejesh to increase the attacking strength. The hosts look quite comfortable with the lead now

57' - GOAL! Second goal for Lalit Upadhyay. India 5-1 Canada

55' - Yellow Card for Canada's No. 24. Canada a man down for the next five minutes

52' - More attacks coming in from the right flank of Canada goal. Indians, gaining confidence from the quick goals, making a barrage of attacks in the final quarter, quite in contrast to Q3

51' - GOAL! Amit Rohidas converted the PC to make it 4-1 for India

51' - Fourth PC for India

50' - The situation has changed upside down in the first two minutes of the final quarter. And it's a good news for Indian team and its fans

49' - Canada with the attack, looking to decrease the deficit. Good defending by Indians this time

47' - GOAL! Lalit Upadhyay came up with another stunning goal for India from the top of the Canada circle. India 3-1 Canada

46' - GOAL! Chinglensana Singh scored a superb field goal to put India ahead. India 2-1 Canada

Q4 begins...

45' - End of Q3 - It's India 1, Canada 1 after three quarters of action

45' - MISSED! Lalit Upadhyay failed to connect aerial cross from Mandeep Singh near the Canadian goal

44' - Free-hit for Canada just outside the India circle. Q3 has truly belonged to Canadians.

42' - SURVIVED! Canada with another good attack into the India circle. Somehow keeper PR Sreejesh and defenders shot the ball out to safety

39' - GOAL! Brilliant field goal for Canada. Floris van Son with the equaliser. India 1-1 Canada
The goal changes all the permutation in Pool C. Belgium will directly enter quarter-finals if this match ends in a draw. India and Canada will qualify for the cross-overs at the current scenario.

38' - Good quarter for the Canadians so far. They have dominated the possessions in Q3

35' - Canada are back to full strength. The yellow card sit-out for Wallace ends

33' - Amit Rohidas's deflection went just wide of the Canada goal. Early attack by India looking for the second goal

31' - Canada started with a man down as James Wallace's yellow card punishment continues. Chance for India to take advantage of it

Q3 begins...

30' - End of Q2: India have a slender 1-0 lead against Canada at the half-time break
No goals in the second quarter. The only difference between the two sides is the 12th minute PC conversion by drag-flick specialist Harmanpreet Singh.

30' - YELLOW CARD for Canada's James Wallace. Canada a man down again

27' - Good passage of play for Canada. They made couple of circle entries, without much success with the final touch though

26' - SAVE! Canada goalkeeper palmed it away to deny Akashdeep Singh from close range

25' - Canada are full strength now

23' - MISSED! Manpreet Singh failed to collect the ball passed by Mandeep Singh inside the Canadian circle and the ball went wide from India skipper's stick

22' - Green Card for a Canada player, they are a man down for the next two minutes

21' - Good defence by India. Ended first Canada attack of Q2 just outside the circle

20' - India have dominated the proceedings but no clear chance on goal yet in the quarter

16' - India pressed on to increase their lead. Amit Rohidas' cross find no one in the Canada circle

Q2 begins....

15' - End of Q1: India go into break with 1-0 advantage

13' - MISSED! India failed to make it count. The score remains 1-0 in favour of the hosts

13' - Another PC for India as they continue to pressure Canadian defence

12' - GOAL! Harmanpreet Singh made no mistake this time to give India an early lead. India 1-0 Canada

12' - India taking a referral for PC. Successful one for the hosts, second penalty corner for them

11' - MISSED! Another good attack from India, and another miss chance for them

10' - It's a PC for India. Good defencive work by Canada. India failed to capitalise it. It's still 0-0 in Bhubaneshwar

9' - SAVE! Good save by Canada keeper to deny India attack from the left flank through skipper Manpreet Singh

8' - No goals yet. Canada holding the ball

Players are out in the middle and it's time for the national anthems



BREAKING: For direct quarter-finals entry, India need to beat Canada
Belgium defeated South Africa 5-1 in their final league match to jump to top of Pool C for the time being. Belgium now have 7 points with a goal difference of +5, which means India will get direct entry to last 8 stage even with a simple 1-0 victory.

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