Sanjay struck twice in Indian junior hockey team\u2019s dominating 8-2 win over New Zealand in Sultan of Johor Cup, here on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apart from Sanjay (17\u2019, 22\u2019), Dilpreet Singh (6\u2019), Shilanand Lakra (14\u2019), Mandeep Mor (22\u2019), Suman Beck (45\u2019), Pratap Lakra (50\u2019) and Sudeep Chirmako (51\u2019) scored for India while Dylan Thomas (28\u2019, 44\u2019) notched two goals for New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
India rode on the momentum and struck their third goal at the start of the second quarter. Sanjay got into a fantastic position and found the breakthrough in the 17th minute.New Zealand fought back and earned a penalty corner soon after, but the Indian defence stood tall once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Indian team started the first quarter on an aggressive note, earning a penalty corner in the second minute of the match. The New Zealand defence unit blocked out the Indian attack and managed to stay in the contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
India continued to put pressure on New Zealand and their relentless aggressive game paid dividends when Shilanand Lakra found the back of the net in the 14th minute.New Zealand tried their best to pull one back, but the Indian defence held their ground as India led 2-0 at the end of the first quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Captain Mandeep Mor slotted India\u2019s fourth goal in the 20th minute. India earned another penalty corner a couple of minutes later and it was converted by Sanjay to put India in a dominant position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New Zealand managed to pull one more goal back through a penalty corner in the last few minutes of the second quarter. Thomas got New Zealand on the board in the 28th minute as the two sides went into their second break with India leading at 5-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New Zealand found some momentum and made a few more inroads into the Indian half in the third quarter. They earned a penalty corner right away, which was saved by the India. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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