India's Tour of Europe | Indian Men’s Hockey team beat Austria 4-3
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Indian Hockey team secured a sensational 4-3 win against Austria in their final encounter during the Europe Tour and India ended the tour with three wins and two losses. It was double goals by Ramandeep Singh (25', 32') and Chinglensana Singh (37', 60') that saw India through against Austria.
After two successive wins against World No.4 The Netherlands, the Indian Men's Hockey team made a steady start against Austria. While they kept most of the ball possession, penetrating into the striking circle was hard to come by. Â In fact, it was Austria who took an early lead through Oliver Binder's goal in the 14th minute to end the quarter 1-0.
India, however, made amends in the second quarter when they won a PC in the 25th minute. A clever variation saw comeback-man Amit Rohidas pass the ball to Ramandeep Singh who deflected the ball into the circle to
The 10-minute halftime break saw India come back into the game as a stronger team with better attack. They made better circle penetrations and a brilliant breakthrough came in when Ramandeep scored a rollicking field goal in the 32nd minute. It was a reverse hit from the top of the circle which flew past the Austrian goalkeeper to give India a 2-1 lead.  India found another chance to score when Mandeep Singh helped win a PC through a stick check. But the opportunity when amiss with the ball hitting the cross bar. However, another opportunity created by Mandeep again was successfully converted by Vice Captain Chinglensana Singh in the 37th minute through a superb variation by drag-flicker Varun Kumar.Â
Going into the final 15 minutes, India had a comfortable 3-1 lead. But a determined Austria put one past the India goalkeeper when they won a PC and Michael Korper converted it successfully in the 53rd minute to set up a close finish. Though India had won a PC only minutes before- thanks to
