India go down 2-3 to England,lose hockey series

India squandered a two-goal lead and committed a late blunder to go down 2-3 to England in their third and final hockey Test to lose the series 1-2 here today.

India started the match on a confident note,scoring two early goals to go 2-1 up at the breather at the University of Birmingham ground.

The visitors,however,failed to carry forward the momentum and conceded two goals in the second half to lose the opening series of their four-nation European tour.

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Vikram Pillay (3rd) and SV Sunil (18th) scored for India,while England’s marksmen were Asley Jackson (30th,50th) and Ian Mackay (64th).

England had earlier won the first Test 3-1 after which India came back strongly to level the series with a 4-3 victory in the second match on Friday.

The hosts,however,started the proceedings on a disastrous note with defenders Richard Mantell and Ali Wilson gifting India easy possession inside the opening two minutes.

The Indians started to put pressure on the rival defence from the very beginning and soon their efforts bore fruit.

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A foul inside the circle following English custodian Nick Brothers’ penalty corner save resulted in a penalty stroke in favour of the visitors and Vikram made no mistake in slotting the ball home.

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