India A defeated Australian Capital Territory (ACT) 2-0 in their final Pool B match to progress to the next round of the men’s Australian Hockey League (AHL) in Perth on Tuesday, reported PTI.
Affan Yousuf (5th minute) and Armaan Qureshi (46th) were on target for India A who clearly were the aggressive side. Their attacking play led to Yousuf scoring a fine field goal in the fifth minute to give the lead to the visitors. India’s defensive line managed to maintain their lead till half-time. ACT wasted aste several chances in the first three quarters and India took advantage of the same.
At the start of the fourth quarter, the visitors produced entertaining hockey with some slick passing which saw Armaan scoring India’s second field goal of the match in the 46th minute to make it 2-0 in their favour.
ACT tried to pull up their socks after going behind twice in the match, but they were up against a resolute Indian defence. A strong performance from the defence meant that the India progressed to the next round of the tournament and remain in the hunt to win the trophy, accumulating seven points with two wins, one draw and a loss from their four Pool B games.
