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India held by South Africa for 3-3 draw

Tuesday, 09 Mar, 2010
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India hockey players celebrating their second goal against South Africa during their World Cup 2010 in New Delhi on March 8, 2010. - AFP PHOTO


NEW DELHI: India and South Africa ended their last Group B Hockey World Cup match in a draw at the Dhayan Chand stadium on Monday.


The match ended 3-3 and both teams finished on four points in the pool, but India finished in fourth spot ahead of its opponent thanks to a better goal difference.

 

India's goals came through Sarwanjit Singh, Diwakar Ram and Shivendra Singh, while South Africa's scorers were Lloyd Norris-Jones, Justin Reid-Ross and Austin Smith.

 

Australia and England qualified for the finals from the group while India will play the number four team from Group A for the eighth position match in the tournament. - AP



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