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Hockey: India holds England to a 2-2 draw but fumbles in shootout
It was England's day as it notched a 4-1 win in the shootout to earn the extra point.
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Prabhjot Paul Singh - Fri, 26, Jun 2026
- 04:05 EDT
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File Photo / FIH/olympics.com
After winning the opening game of the last leg of the FIH Pro League against Pakistan, 4-3, India held host England to a 2-2 draw with a late equalizer but fumbled in the subsequent penalty shootout to lose 1-4. With this penalty shootout win, England earned an extra bonus point.
Dilpreet Singh turned out to be the star for India as he accounted for both goals. It was he who gave India the lead in the 10th minute with an opportunistic goal. Again, when England had taken the lead and was going well, Dilpreet Singh scored again, this time in the 58th minute, to neutralize the lead Nicholas Bandurak had given a couple of minutes earlier.
Taken aback by an early Indian goal, England's players went all out on the attack in search of an equalizer. Their offensive tactics paid dividends as David Goodfield scored a minute before the teams broke for halftime.
The evenly contested third quarter saw both teams fritter away good scoring chances, including penalty corners. It was in the fourth and final quarter that England surged ahead, thanks to a neat goal by Nicholas Bandurak in the 57th minute.
India did not lose its calm and kept up the pressure. The efforts paid dividends when Dilpreet Singh restored parity to force the game into a penalty shootout.
It was England's day as it notched a 4-1 win in the shootout to earn the extra point.
India now plays Pakistan in its second game on June 26 and host England again before wrapping up its 2026 FIH Pro League campaign.
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