FIH Hockey Pro League: Manpreet Singh shines in attacking role as India put four past Ireland
It is not often that a hockey match ends 4-0 with four different goal-scorers and the Player of the Match award goes to someone other than them. As India beat Ireland at the FIH Pro League in Rourkela on Sunday, it was Manpreet Singh who got the nod for the award in the end and it was fitting too, for the classy performance he produced in the midfield.
India had somewhat of an unusual collection of scorers in Nilakanta Sharma (14′), Akashdeep Singh (15′), Gurjant Singh (38′), and Jugraj Singh (60′) as they closed out the Odisha mini-tournament with their third outright win, moving up to third place on 15 points.
But Manpreet was in dazzling form, dictating India’s attacking pace and showing off his creativity to fashion proactive chances. After Ireland had made a fast start to the match...