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India finishes last; Australia wins

Perth: India conceded an extra time goal to lose 1-2 to China and sign off fourth in the four-Nation hockey tournament here on Sunday.

Reigning Olympic champion Australia defeated South Korea 4-3 to claim the title.

The Australians needed a 56th minute field goal from veteran Jamie Dwyer to clinch victory.

India had lost its first round-robin league match 1-4 to Korea but came back to hold Australia 2-2 and thumped China 3-1 in the next two matches only to be pipped at the post for a spot in the final by Korea.

A win would have boosted the morale of Joaqium Carvalho’s boys who will now play against the same three teams in Darwin from April 30 to May 4 in the second leg of the four-Nation tournament.

The two teams were evenly matched in the first half, with both sides wasting a couple of chances. China scored in the 44th minute through Chi Meng and India equalised in the 61st minute through Shivendra Singh.

Chi Liu scored the winner for China in the second half extra time (79th) for its first win. In the final match, Australia beat Korea 4-3 to win the tournament. — PTI

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