London: India played their hearts out but lost 1-3 to Australia in the shoot-out to bag their maiden silver medal in the Champions trophy at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London on Saturday. Australia, meanwhile, won their 14th Champions Trophy title.
Goalkeeper Tyler Lovell was the hero of the hour, conceding just once in the shoot-out to help the World champions to glory.
India played to the best of their capability and held Australia to 0-0 in the stipulated time. Meanwhile, Australia’s Blake Govers missed a penalty stroke, while India were dominant in the third and fourth quarter before losing the shoot-out.
Following an official protest from India against a situation which occurred in the shoot-out, there was a delay in the official confirmation of the result. The protest - in relation to an unintentional foul that had lead to the shoot-out being retaken - was rejected by the Technical Delegate.
Earlier, Germany edged past Great Britain to win the bronze medal, thanks to a solitary strike from tournament top scorer Marco Miltkau.
In terms of the individual awards, Germany’s Tobias Hauke was named as the best player in the competition, with Great Britain’s George Pinner taking the best goalkeeper award. India’s Harmanpreet Singh was named as the best junior player.
Final standings 2016
1: Australia
2: India
3: Germany
4: Great Britain
5: Belgium
6: Korea
Individual Awards
Best player: Tobias Hauke (GER)
Best junior player: Harmanpreet Singh (IND)
Best goalkeeper: George Pinner (GBR)
Top scorer: Marco Miltkau (GER)
Source: http://www.fih.ch/
