Australia beat India 3-1 in the final of Champions Trophy Hockey tournament in London.
India settled for silver after losing to Australia in penalty shootout.
Both the teams failed to score a goal even after getting several penalty corners during regulation period and the match went into the shootout to decide the winner.
India have lodged an appeal against the second shot awarded to Australia in the title-deciding shootout delaying the final outcome of the match.
During the shootout, only Harmanpreet Singh was able to score for India while SK Uthappa, SV Sunil and Surender Kumar all shot wide off the target. Just four attempts were required from the two teams as Australia had gained a winning 3-1 lead.
Aran Zalewski, Daniel Beale and Simon Orchard scored for Australia, while Trent Mitton’s try was blocked by goalkeeper
PR Sreejesh.
There was plenty of drama in the shootout as Beale’s shot was re-taken after he failed to score and sought a video review. The video umpire asked the shot to be taken again, leaving Indian coach Roelant Oltmans fuming on the sidelines.
Since the review was still under process, the officials removed the trophies from the ground as the fans also left the stadium.
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