In the shoot out, Aran Zalewski, Daniel Beal and Jeremy Edwards scored for Australia, while Matthew Swann and Tom Craig failed to beat Sreejesh. For India, only Manpreet Singh was able to score, while Sardar Singh, Harmanpreet Singh and Lalit Upadhyay failed. This was the 18th title triumph for Australia.

Sreejesh was adjudged the Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament. The prizes for Best Player and Top Scorer were bagged by Aran Zalewski (Australia) and Gonzalo Peillat (Argentina- 6 goals). Jake Harvie and Colin Batch (both Australia) were named the Best Rising Player and Best Coach respectively. This was the 37th and last edition of Men’s Champions Trophy, which featured a total of six countries, 18 matches and 69 goals.

India qualified for the final, finishing second in the league stage with eight points from five games. They won two, drew two and lostone. The 18-member Indian team, including two from Odisha _ Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas _ started campaign on a spirited note, beating archrivals Pakistan 4-0 and Argentina 2-1.

India suffered their only defeat in their third game, going down to Australia 2-3. They drew their last two league matches against Belgium and Netherlands by 1-1 identical margin. India’s legendary mid-fielder Sardar Singh completed his 300 international caps in the league match against Argentina.

The 18-member Indian team includes two players from Oidsha _ defenders Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas. The team is being led by ace goalkeeper PR Sreejesh under whose captaincy the Indian team created history in the previous edition by clinching the silver medal after a tense final encounter with World No 1 Australia. It was India’s first podium finish at the Champions Trophy in 34 years.

“The team is a good mix of youth and experienced players. Rabobank Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy Breda 2018 is an extremely important tournament for the players to showcase their firepower as the team for the forthcoming Asian Games in Jakarta will be picked on the basis of performance at the XXI Commonwealth Games and the Rabobank Men’s Hockey World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018,” Chief Coach Harendra Singh had said before the start of the tournament.

INDIAN TEAM:
Goalkeepers: Sreejesh Parattu Raveendran (C), Krishan Bahadur Pathak.
Defenders: Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Surender Kumar, Jarmanpreet Singh, Birendra Lakra, Amit Rohidas.
Midfielders: Manpreet Singh, Chinglensana Singh Kangujam (VC), Sardar Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad.
Forwards: Sunil Sowmarpet Vitalacharya, Ramandeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Sumit Kumar (Jr), Akashdeep Singh, Dilpreet Singh.
Chief coach: Harendra Singh.

RESULTS (INDIA MATCHES):
June 23: India (Ramandeep Singh 26th, Dilpreet Singh 54th, Mandeep Singh 57th, Lalit Upadhyay 60th) beat Pakistan 4-0.
June 23: India (Harmanpreet Singh 17th, Mandeep Singh 28th) Argentina (Gonzalo Peillat 29th) 2-1.
June 27: India (Varun Kumar 11th, Harmanpreet Singh 58th) lost to Australia (Lachlan Sharp 6th, Tom Craig 15th, Trent Mitton 33rd) 2-3.
June 28: India (Harmanpreet Singh 10-PC) drew with Belgium (Loick Luyper 59-PC) 1-1.
July 30: India (Mandeep Singh 47’) drew with Netherlands (Thierry Brinkman 55’) 1-1.
July 1 (Final): India (Vivek Prasad 42-FG; Manpreet Singh-SO) lost to Australia (Blake Govers 24-PC; Aran Zalewski-SO, Daniel Beale-SO, Jeremy Edwards-SO) 2-4
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TOP: Members of Indian team with their silver medal in Breda on July 1, 2018.
RIGHT: India captain PR Sreejesh with be best goalkeeper trophy in Breda on July 1, 2018.