Bhubaneswar, April 3: Olympic bronze medal winning skipper Manpreet Singh and ace dragflicker Harmanpreet Singh struck a brace each as the Indian men’s hockey team eked out a narrow 4-3 win over England in the second match of the double-leg FIH Pro League tie here on Sunday.
Manpreet (15th, 26th) and Harmanpreet (26th, 43rd) sounded the board twice each to help India extend their lead at the top of the standings.
England’s goals came from the sticks of Liam Sanford (7th), David Condon (39th) and Sam Ward (44th).
Interestingly, all the seven goals in the match were scored from penalty corner opportunities. (PTI)
