In the Commonwealth Games 2022, there was a lot of ruckus in the match between England and Canada. England’s Chris Griffith and Canada’s Balraj Panesar clashed and the two players clashed fiercely. During this, both of them also pulled each other’s jersey. The rest of the players and the match referee separated the two. After this the referee also showed the cards to both of them. This match was very important for England. To top their group, England had to win this match by a huge margin. At the same time, Canada’s team was already out of the race for the semi-finals. In such a situation, the Canadian team was playing only for experience.
However, England won the match 11–2 and finished second in their group. Now England will face Australia and India will face South Africa in the semi-finals.
What happened between Balraj and Chris
England had to win this match by a huge margin. For this reason this team was continuously attacking. Meanwhile, Balraj’s hockey stick hit Chris’s hand. Chris grabbed the stick and pulled it towards him. Balraj got angry seeing this and he grabbed Chris’s throat. After this both the players started pulling each other’s jerseys. The matter increased so much that the rest of the players had to come to the rescue between the two. In the end, the referee showed Balraj a red card and sent him off the field. Chris was also warned by showing the yellow card.
The match between India and England was drawn
The match between India and England ended in a draw. Both the teams had scored four goals each. In such a situation, the team that performed better on the basis of goal difference had to be at number one in the group. The Indian team had defeated Canada 8–0 and in their last match defeated Wales 4–1. On this basis, India’s goal difference was better than that of England and Team India made it to the semi-finals by staying at number one in the group. Now India will face South Africa and Team India is more likely to reach the final. England’s team will take on a strong Australia and now the road for England has become difficult.
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In the Commonwealth Games 2022, there was a lot of ruckus in the match between England and Canada. England’s Chris Griffith and Canada’s Balraj Panesar clashed and the two players clashed fiercely. During this, both of them also pulled each other’s jersey. The rest of the players and the match referee separated the two. After this the referee also showed the cards to both of them. This match was very important for England. To top their group, England had to win this match by a huge margin. At the same time, Canada’s team was already out of the race for the semi-finals. In such a situation, the Canadian team was playing only for experience.
However, England won the match 11–2 and finished second in their group. Now England will face Australia and India will face South Africa in the semi-finals.
