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Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2016: Australia beat India 4-0 in final to lift their ninth title.
 

Australia won the title for the ninth time
 

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April 16, 2016 7:53 pm
 

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sultan azlan shah 2016, india vs australia, india vs australia hockey live, india hockey, hockey india, azlan shah final live, azlan shah cup, hockey live, hockey Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2016: India failed to score a single goal against Australia in final.India end Sultan Azlan Shah Cup on a disappointing note, losing 4-0 to Australia in the final to finish second. Two goals each from Thomas Craig and Matt Ghodes gave Australia the win.India outplay Malaysia 6-1 to enter Azlan Shah Cup final.India march their way into Azlan Shah Cup finals after an emphatic 6-1 win over Malaysia.India produced an inspiring performance to outplay hosts Malaysia 6-1 in a must-win match and secure their seventh appearance in the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament.

 

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India loses to Australia in Azlan Shah Cup final
 

India’s hockey team lost 4-0 to reigning world champion Australia in the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup final here on Saturday.India suffered a 4-0 drubbing at the hands of world champion Australia to settle for a silver medal, its best finish in six years, in the 25th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here today.This was Australia's ninth title win as it continued its stranglehold over the tournament. India last won the tournament in 2010, its fifth title, when it was jointly declared winners with South Korea. In 2012 and 2015 it was the bronze medallists.Thomas Craig and Matt Ghodes scored two goals each in open field play for Australia to overwhelm India after a stout defence in the first quarter had denied the world's top-ranked team a good shot at the Indian citadel.Australia took off though Craig's field goals in the 25th and 35th minutes, but the Indians seemed to be tiring when Ghodes scored struck twice in the 43rd and 57th minutes.Australia, which won all its seven matches in style, had thumped India 5-1 in the round-robin league encounter.Australia's triumph earned them its ninth title in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. For India, this was the second time it finished with the silver medal in seven final appearances.Playing to a plan at the beginning, India managed to keep the Australians away from their citadel in the first quarter and even managed to break into the rival circle on two occasions. Australia forced one penalty corner that was fired wide of the mark by Jeremy Hayward.At the other end, a cross from Chinglensana Singh on the right was deflected wide off the mark by Chandana Thimmaiah.Frustrated for 25 minutes, Australia broke the deadlock when Craig picked up a diagonal ball in the goalmouth and moved sidewards before slamming the ball into the boards.
                                                                                     Australia earned another penalty corner before Indian striker Ramandeep Singh featured in the last move before half-time. Ramandeep's shy from the top of the circle in a crowded scoring zone was easily deflected out.Thimmaiah had another shot at the goal from close range in the first minute of the second half, but sent the feeble push straight to goalkeeper Andrew Charter.India was awarded its first penalty corner in the 32nd minute when striker S. V. Sunil was obstructed on top of the circle, but Harmanpreet Singh's shot posed little threat as the custodian blocked it with his pads.Craig increased Australia's lead with an outstanding goal in the 35th minute when he dived to deflect a cross from Blake Govers into the right corner of the goal.India came close to pulling a goal back in the 40th minute during a goalmouth scrimmage, but Chris Ciriello pulled the ball pack from the goalline after it had gone past the goalkeeper.This was followed by two two successive penalty corners for India, but Rupinder Pal Singh was not able to shoot past Charter, the Australian custodian.Ghodes put the game out of India’s reach by scoring the third Australian goal in a goalmouth melee in the 43rd minute when goalkeeper Akash Chikte palmed a ball from the left, but it deflected to Ghodes.Mandeep Singh could have entered his name in the scoresheet, but his try off Talwinder Singh’s pass went wide of the right post.