Hockey World League: India rallies to beat Scotland

India conceded an early goal, but made a fine comeback by pumping in four quick goals to defeat Scotland 4-1 in its opening match of the Hockey World League (HWL) Semifinals here on Thursday.

Scotland captain Chris Grassick scored in the sixth minute to stun India, which trailed 1-0 till the end of the first two quarters.

India, however, recovered and scored four



times in the third quarter to run away with full points in the Pool-B match. Ramandeep Singh (31st and 34th minutes), Akashdeep Singh (40th), and Harmanpreet Singh (42nd) were the scorers for India.

The first quarter belonged to Scotland, which displayed good attacking skills. Grassick got an early lead for his team with a splendid deflection that beat Vikas Dahiya to the post.