{"id":2076,"date":"2012-01-18T14:55:58","date_gmt":"2012-01-18T14:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=2076"},"modified":"2012-01-18T14:55:58","modified_gmt":"2012-01-18T14:55:58","slug":"india-beat-azerbaijan-3-0-in-third-match-of-hockey-test-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=2076","title":{"rendered":"India beat Azerbaijan 3-0 in the third match of hockey test series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New Delhi: <\/strong>India beat Azerbaijan 3-0 to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the four-Test match series being held at the Major Dhyanchand Hockey Stadium here on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>India started on an attacking note from the word go and took the lead (1-0) in the very third minute of the game through Sushila Chanu. Though India continued with their attacks thereafter, it was only in the 32nd minute that Anuradha Devi made it 2-0 for the hosts.\u00a0 Coming into the half with a crucial lead of 2-0, India could add just another goal in the next 35 minutes when Ritu Rani found the plank in the 67th minute to make it 3-0.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The match that was played in front of empty stands was lit up by the  Indian team, as they looked in control for the most part of the match.  India started the match without Ritu Rani who scored the opener in the  last match. But that didn\u2019t matter much as the lapses from the opponents  in the field made life easier for the Indian team. Chanu was doing most  of the hard work from the right line and was proving a force in  herself. She soon was rewarded as she scored the first goal with a shot  that went straight through Seda Kheyirova, Azerbaijan\u2019s goalkeeper&#8217;s  leg.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>India had another opportunity in the 10th minute but this  time Azerbaijan\u2019s defenders did well and stopped the Indian charge.  Azerbaijan got the first penalty corner of the match in the 16th minute  but they failed to convert it into the equalising goal. Soon after that  India got into act and got their first Penalty corner in the 21st minute  but they too failed in their attempt to extend the lead. In the 22nd  minute, the hosts got a golden opportunity when the opponents goal  keeper was no way near the post but Ritu Rani\u2019s shot was stopped by a  diving defender. <\/p>\n<p>This was followed by two penalty corners that  Azerbaijan got, but just like the previous time they missed both of  them. India doubled their lead by a clean shot from Anuradha which the  opponents had no answer to. The first half ended with India 2-0 up and  looking comfortable to seal the series.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>In the beginning of  the second half Azerbaijan did control the ball better and managed to  find their players with long passes. They managed to get two more  penalty corners but to no avail. India also got three penalty corners  but they blew their chances in all three of them. In the dying minutes  of the match through Rani\u2019s goal India ensured that all is lost for  Azerbaijan and that the last match will be played by them only for their  pride. <\/p>\n<p>In the post match press conference CR Kumar, coach of  Indian team said, \u201cIt\u2019s very good for us that we are playing well  against Azerbaijan as it is going to help us tremendously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey play European style hockey and playing against them will certainly help us during our <a href=\"component\/search\/?searchword=Olympic&amp;ordering=newest&amp;searchphrase=all&amp;limit=20\" title=\"http:\/\/www.indiansportsnews.com\/component\/search\/?searchword=Olympic&amp;ordering=newest&amp;searchphrase=all&amp;limit=20\">Olympic <\/a>qualifiers.  We can learn a lot and can experiment with our own techniques as the  other European teams are going to play in similar manners,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p>In  the end, India will be quite satisfied by their performance but will be  worried about not converting the opportunities especially the penalty  corners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was good that we scored three field goals. We were  working on that aspect of our game, but the problem is when we do well  in one area of the game we perform badly in another. It would have been  good if we would have got performed a bit better in the penalty corners  that we got,\u201d said Kumar.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Gaurav Jha<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Indian Sports News<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New Delhi: <\/strong>India beat Azerbaijan 3-0 to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the four-Test match series being held at the Major Dhyanchand Hockey Stadium here on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-hockey-hockey"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>India beat Azerbaijan 3-0 in the third match of hockey test series - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; 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