Eindhoven, July 9(UNI) The India A Men’s Hockey Team kickstarted their tour of Europe, with a dominant 6-1 victory over Ireland at the Hockey Club Oranje-Rood, Eindhoven, Netherlands.
India had a complete performance throughout the four quarters and hardly put a foot wrong. Uttam Singh opened the scoring for the men in blue and Amandeep Lakra later extended their lead. This was followed by a impressive brace by Aditya Lalage as he scored back-to-back goals. Forwards Selvam Karthi and Boby Singh Dhami too scored a goal each to feature on the scoresheet. Ireland could only manage to score a consolation goal as India ensured they are tight with their defending.
India will next face Ireland again on 9 July, 21:30 Hrs IST as they will look for another positive result and build on their momentum in their tour of Europe. They will later play against France, England, Belgium and hosts, The Netherlands over the course of the next two weeks.
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