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Indian Eves lose to Great Britain in a hard fought battle

IN THE SECOND GAME of the 5 match series against Great Britain, the Indian eves lost the match 2-1 to the home side.

The third match of the 5 match series began on an even note. The visitors looked the dominant side through the 1st quarter. But the home side began to exert pressure as the quarter went on and opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Legh scored the first goal for Great Britain. In the opening minutes of the second quarter Britain won a penalty corner and converted it via Cullen to go 2-0 up. They kept the scoreboard intact leading into half time. 

As the 3rd quarter of the match started, India won a penalty corner In the 32nd minute but were denied by the British defense. The Indian eves still managed to net a goal and ended the quarter trailing by a single goal.  Grace scored the goal for India.

There were no further goals added in the 4th quarter, the match ended with a scoreline of 2-1.

Speaking after the game Chief Coach Neil Hawgood said,

"It was a much improved performance by us. The team played as a unit and worked on the errors from their second match. It's an improvement. "

India play their fourth match of the series against Great Britain on the 8th May 2016.




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