: Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup: India lose bronze medal playoff against France to finish fourth #IndiaNEWS Hopes of defending the title already over, India missed out on the podium too as they lost

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Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup: India lose bronze medal playoff against France to finish fourth #IndiaNEWS
Hopes of defending the title already over, India missed out on the podium too as they lost 1-3 to France in the bronze-medal play-off match of the FIH Junior Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on Sunday.France skipper Timothee Clement slammed a hat-trick, his fourth of the tournament and second against India, to stun the hosts once again and secure the bronze medal.Clement converted three penalty corners for France in the 26th, 34th and 47th minutes while India’s lone goal was struck by Sudeep Chirmako in the 42nd minute.It was the second consecutive defeat for Indians after their superlative performance against Belgium in the quarterfinals.The third-fourth place match was a chance for India to avenge their 4-5 defeat against France in their tournament opener, but it was not to be as the European side continued to dominate the hosts with a superb performance.France were the better side on the pitch as they controlled the proceedings after a sedate first quarter and earned a flurry of penalty corners as against India’s three.India started on a bright note and exerted pressure on France defence in the first quarter, which resulted in a penalty corner as early as in the first minute of the game, but the hosts failed...Read more

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