SV Sunil’s oodles of experience came in handy as his 59th minute strike enabled India to pip a gritty Wales 4-3 in their second pool B encounter at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Sunday. (2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, highlights)Sunil found the back of the net off a rebound after the Wales custodian had parried away Rupinder Pal Singh’s dragflick. READ | India beat England 2-1 in women’s hockey at 2018 Commonwealth GamesThe other scorers for India were Dilpreet Singh (16th), Mandeep Singh (28th), Harmanpreet Singh (57th). India captain Manpreet Singh admitted that he didn’t expect the match to go to the wire. We need to fix our defensive structure,” a concerned India captain said as his team lost the lead three occasions before Sunil sealed it.
Source: Hindustan Times April 08, 2018 13:52 UTC