obust bidding process for each and every stakeholder,” Johri is quoted as saying by PTI ahead of the auction. “Any combination as far as consortium is concerned is possible. Alexander Ring free kick fires Finland to 1-0 win over Iceland. Zhang did not roll over, however, and broke Pliskova to take an early 2-0 lead in the third but Zhang’s mistakes soon started piling up. “I will have to improve in the next one,” the 25-year-old Pliskova said in a courtside interview. “My plans from day one was to set long-term goals for India hockey to put the house in order and achieve a level a consistency. The players alleged that Oltmans ‘favoured a couple of players’ despite their poor form, which affected the morale of the team. The result left the Serbians top of the standings with 15 points from seven games, two ahead of Ireland who lost ground after being held to a 1-1 draw in Georgia. On Friday, many booed off their own team at half time and others left before the late glut of goals. Asked whether the think-tank asked feedback from players on Oltmans, Govinda said senior players had vouched for more involvement in team planning and strategy.