India steamrollered Oman 17-0 in a Pool-B match of the FIH junior males’s hockey World Cup on the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium right here on Saturday, for its second successive win.
It was a dominant efficiency from the host in all facets in opposition to a group, which was a late alternative for Pakistan.
However the one concern was the shortcoming to transform penalty corners, particularly the primary 10 PCs. It was solely off the eleventh that India was in a position to rating via Anmol Ekka. In all, India had 19 penalty corners and transformed solely 4.
Earlier, Bangladesh could have misplaced to Australia 5-3 in its first Pool-F tie, however it gained the hearts of 1 and allwith a spirited show. The debutant matched the previous champion in defence and assault within the third and fourth quarters performed beneath heavy showers.
Amirul Islam, who has performed for the senior group within the 2022 Asian Video games and the 2025 Asia Cup, scored a hat-trick, all his objectives coming via penalty corners.
Final version’s finalist France seems to be on a mission to burnish its credentials for the crown. The French sounded a warning by trouncing South Korea, a 10-time participant and two-time runner-up within the competitors, 11-1 in a Pool-F contest.
Arthur Plauche was the star for France finishing a hat-trick. If France sat fairly, due credit score ought to go to its goalkeeper Antoine Robert, who guarded the submit like a person possessed, producing at the least a few fantastic saves.
The outcomes: In Chennai: Pool-B: Switzerland 3 (Jonathan Baumach 6, Jens Fleuck 17, Matlia Ribaudo 44) bt Chile 2 (Tomas Hasson 36, Felipe Duisberg 56); India 17 (Arshdeep Singh 3, 32, 39, Luwang Thounaojam Ingalemba 42, Gurjot Singh 38, 44, Manmeet Singh 25, 35, 49, Ajeet Yadav 33, 46, Dilraj Singh 28, 31, 49, 57, Anmol Ekka 28, Shardanand Tiwari 54) bt Oman 0.
Pool-F: Australia 5 (Oliver Will 1, Ian Grobelaar 17, Dylan Brick 21, Duncan Jackson 22, Daykin Stanger 47) bt Bangladesh 3 (Amirul Islam 13, 41, 58); France 11 (Gabin Lorrazuri 1, 48, Hugo Dolou 7, Arthur Plache 22, 25, 41, Achille Loussif 36, Tassilo Sura 42, Satint-Martin Victor 44, 54, Arthur Morcrette 58) bt South Korea 1 (Lee Gyeonghu 39).
In Madurai: Pool-A: South Africa 2 (Reuben Sendzul 43, Ross Montgomery 54) bt Eire 1 (Matthew McKee 45); Germany 7 (Quirin Nahr 14, Ben Hasbach 24, 51 & 52, Jonas von Gersum 39, Ferdinand Steinebach 39, Alec von Schwerin 42) bt Canada 0.
Pool-E: Netherlands 5 (Jan van‘t Land 2 & 49, Casper van der Veen 26, Joppe Wolbert 39, Danilo Trieling 54) bt England 3 (Kaden Draysey 11, Michael Royden 29, George Fletcher 49); Malaysia 5 (Harris Osman 28, Adam Johari 47, Naaveenesh Panicker 55, Danish Khairil 56 & 57) bt Austria 1 (Julian Kaiser 56).
Sunday’s matches: In Chennai: Japan vs China (1.15 p.m.); New Zealand vs Argentina (3.30 p.m.); Korea vs Bangladesh (5.45 p.m.); Australia vs France (8 p.m.).
In Madurai: Egypt vs Namibia (9 a.m.); Belgium vs Spain (11.15 a.m.); England vs Austria (1.30 p.m.); Malaysia vs Netherlands (3.45 p.m.).
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