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Sports News | India Beat Ireland 3-1 in Men's FIH Pro League Hockey

Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. The Indian men's hockey team came back from a goal down to beat Ireland 3-1 in FIH Pro League here on Friday.

Sports News | India Beat Ireland 3-1 in Men's FIH Pro League Hockey

Bhubaneswar, Feb 21 (PTI) The Indian men's hockey team came back from a goal down to beat Ireland 3-1 in FIH Pro League here on Friday.

The Indians were stunned by the Irish in the eighth minute when Jeremy Duncan scored from a field effort.

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But the Indians bounced back strongly, scoring a field goal through Mandeep Singh in the 22nd minute.

Jarmapnpreet Singh (45th) and Sukhjeet Singh (58th) then scored a goal each from penalty corners to hand India the convincing win.

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India will next take on Ireland in the return leg match here on Saturday

India are currently placed fifth in the standings with nine points from five games.

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