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India Beat Great Britain 4-2 In Shoot-Out Of FIH Pro League Hockey

India defeated Great Britain 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out to earn a bonus point after both sides were locked at 4-4 at the end of the regulation time in a high-scoring second leg FIH Pro League match here on Saturday. Skipper Harmanpreet Singh (7th minute), Mandeep Singh (19th), Sukhjeet Singh (28th) and Abhishek (50th) were the goal scorers for India. Sam Ward (8th, 40th, 47th, 53rd) was the star for the home team firing all the four goals. The win ensured a bonus point for India but they are still lying second in the standings below Great Britain with 24 points from 12 games.

Great Britain are atop the table with 26 points from 11 matches.

India had earlier lost 4-2 to Great Britain here in the first leg before thrashing Belgium 5-1.

India will next travel to Eindhoven, Netherlands to play the hosts on June 7 in the Europe leg of their FIH Pro League campaign.

Great Britain started on an attacking note and had the first shot at the goal in the third minute through Phil Roper but it was saved by India goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak.

It was a brilliant set up by Rupert Shipperley to get Roper in an one-on-one position for the shot but Pathak showed great reflexes.

Three minutes later, Great Britain secured back-to-back penalty corners but once again Pathak came to India's rescue, saving both of them.

Mandeep then earned a penalty corner for India a minute later and skipper Harmanpreet's low dragflick sounded the post past Great Britain goalie David Ames to hand the visitors the lead.

India's joy was shortlived as Ward converted a penalty corner in the very next minute to level the scores.

Just at the stroke of the first quarter, Great Britain secured another short corner but Nicholas Bandurak's drag-flick was deemed

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