Highlights of India vs New Zealand 2024 Sultan of Johor Cup Bronze Match

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The Indian men’s junior hockey team will take on New Zealand in the bronze medal match of the 2024 Sultan of Johor Cup. India also finished with bronze in the previous edition. India and New Zealand finished third and fourth respectively in the round-robin stage and will therefore meet in the 3rd-4th place play-off match.

Australia topped the round-robin stage, with Great Britain finishing second and later playing each other in the title match. India led on points for most of the tournament but failed to win the last two matches against Australia (0–4) and New Zealand (2–2) respectively and had to settle for third place.

Yesterday they faced New Zealand in the final match of the round-robin tournament and drew 2-2, needing a last-minute goal to salvage a point.

India scores late to beat New Zealand

India Colts held their nerves to end the round-robin stage with a thrilling 3-3 draw against New Zealand in the ongoing tournament. Sultan of Johor Cup on Friday. Gurjot Singh (6′), Rohit (17′) and Talem Priyobarta (60′) got their names on the scoresheet, while Jonty Elms (17′, 32′, 45′) scored a hat-trick for New Zealand with his powerful drag flicks. .

Bye India continues to lead the points table with 10 points, India’s fate of reaching the final will be decided by Great Britain and Australia’s matches against Japan and Malaysia respectively today.

India got off to a good start with a fine goal from Gurjot Singh in the 6th minute. Gurgeau’s timing was impressive as his first shot on goal, assisted by Sukhvinder, was saved immediately after the goalkeeper saved the shot. In the second attempt, he skillfully flicked the ball into the back of the net to give India a crucial 1-0 lead.

In the 8th minute, India had a chance to extend their lead with two consecutive PKs, but the New Zealand goalkeeper handled the shot brilliantly. In the following minutes, the New Zealanders created an attacking formation that helped them make a successful breakthrough into the strike circle, but Rosan Kujur defended clearly, preventing them from scoring.

New Zealand eventually broke through the Indian defense in the 17th minute when Jonty Elms kicked a fine field goal to level the scores. But India responded quickly with Rohit hitting a field goal to restore the momentum and lead 2-1 in the 17th minute.

Both teams played the match with breakneck speed in attack, showed exciting hockey and were on par with each other in the following minutes. While India created a flurry of PKs towards the end of the second quarter, they were unable to make progress in extending their lead.

To their disappointment, New Zealand started the third quarter with some fine play from Jonty Elms, who struck for the second time. His shot was not stopped by India goalkeeper Bikramjit Singh. Jonty’s brilliance in his dragflick was a sore point for the Indian defense as he completed a hat-trick in the 45th minute to take New Zealand’s lead to 3-2 going into the final quarter.

India’s penalty killing problems continued in the fourth quarter as they missed a chance in the 46th minute. Meanwhile, New Zealand led 3-2 and mounted brilliant counter-attacks in the ensuing minutes, but the Indian defense held on, knowing that conceding another goal would hurt their chances of reaching the final.

With 90 seconds left, India found a golden opportunity to level the score by getting a PK. This time they finally managed to succeed thanks to a superb variation executed to perfection by Talem Priyobarta, ending a thrilling encounter with a 3-3 draw.

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