On Jul 1, 9:32 pm, SultanOfSwing <aslazr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Jul 1, 12:28 am, vdeolali...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>
> > Sultan and other Hockey fans:
>
> >http://youtube.com/watch?v=wqGumHoOuzg
>
> > First game is Australia vs Holland, Olympics 2004 finals. The first
> > time the Australians won Olympic gold (inspite of being regarded as
> > one of the best teams in the world for decades). In the process they
> > also denied Holland the op****tunity to join India as the only team to
> > have won Olympic Gold thrice in MFH. Australia won by golden goal
> > (Jamie Dwyer, PC). A great game - arguably the greatest in Australian
> > Hockey history.
>
> Australia are undoubtedly a great hockey team, having
> won the Champions' Trophy on 8 occasions, similar to
> Germany and Netherlands' record in that event. But they
> haven't tasted a similar degree of success in winning the
> Olympic gold.
>
> > The second game was a mesmerizing display of Asian Hockey. India vs
> > Pakistan at the 2003 Champion's trophy. India won 7-4. The clip only
> > shows 4 goals, but these include two of the best. A stunning run down
> > the center by the Pakistan captain. Later, Gagan Ajit scoring off an
> > acute reverse to put India ahead 5-4.
>
> > Enjoy!
>
> Thanks, Vinay for the link. Certainly the India-Pakistan game
> sticks in my memory as one of the most entertaining hockey
> matches in recent history. IMO, 11 goals in a single hockey
> match is a record by Champions' Trophy standards.
> Unfortunately, I didn't watch the India-Pakistan match live,
> but caught up with the highlights later.
>
> > PS: I saw both live - both were spectacular games in very different
> > ways. One was a game of great significance with Australia going for
> > their first Olympic Gold. The second game was simply electrifying - to
> > my mind, one of the most entertaining Hockey games of recent years. It
> > was as if India and Pakistan turned back the clock and played like it
> > was the 60s all over again, with fast aggressive Asian field hockey.
> > 11 goals in a game is almost unheard of these days. Gagan at his best,
> > and Indian Hockey for a while showing signs of revival with the (then)
> > new guard of Gagan, Deepak, and Prabhjot up front. Sadly, none of them
> > lived up to their promise. Gagan in particular never showed the
> > temperament of a champion. If memory serves me right, him and Prabhjot
> > was involved in a physical scuffle with Saqlain in this very game
> > after India were 7-4 ahead. That sort of thing became all too frequent
> > with Gagan Ajit, and he faded away after promising much.
>
> PS: I've cross-posted this to the field-hockey newsgroup so
> that other field-hockey lovers can enjoy some great hockey
> moments.
Thanks much - video gems to be saved for posterity
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