By Admin 
India demolished Chile 7-0 in its opening Pool-B contest of the FIH junior men’s hockey World Cup at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here on Friday.
A brace each from Rosan Kujur and Dilraj Singh set up the host’s win.
But it was Rosan’s two quick goals in the second quarter that opened the floodgates.
Two-time champion Argentina made its intentions clear with a 4-1 victory over Japan in a Pool-C match.
Argentina’s Nicolas Rodriquez showed his prowess in penalty corners by scoring a brace. It was a thoroughly commanding performance by the South Americans despite the brief dominance of the Japanese in the first half.
If not for the good work by its goalkeepers, Kazato Baba and Tomoya Matsushita, Japan would have conceded more goals.
Playing a fast-paced game, New Zealand got the better of China 5-3 in another Pool-C tie.
Trailing by four goals in the fourth and final quarter, China fought back admirably scoring two quick goals through penalty corners.
China, making its debut in the tournament, tried different penalty corner variations in the third and fourth quarters.
However, the fightback came a tad late.
Swiss impress
Another debutant Switzerland scripted an impressive 4-0 triumph over Oman, a last-minute replacement for Pakistan, in a Pool-B contest.
The Swiss were on the attack from the start.
The results: In Chennai: Pool-B: Switzerland 4 (Jonathan Baumbach 14, Mattia Ribaudo 22, 57, Leonard Kraner 32) bt Oman 0; India 7 (Rosan Kujur 16 & 20, Dilraj Singh 24 & 33, Ajeet Yadav 34, Anmol Ekka 47, Rohit 59) bt Chile 0.
Pool-C: Argentina 4 (Nicolas Rodriguez 1 & 55, Bruno Correa 50, Mateo Torrigiani 23) bt Japan 1 (Naru Kimaru 52); New Zealand 5 (Elmes Jonty 7 (PS), 24, 25, Owen Brown 17, Sarah Lints 22) bt China 3 (Wang Yubo 34, 54, Jialiang Zhang 50).
In Madurai: Germany 4 (Justus Warweg 19 & 56, Ben Hasbach 43, Paul Glander 44) bt South Africa 0; Ireland 4 (Louis Rowe 13 & 33, Gregory Williams 35, Milo Thompson 41) bt Canada 3 (Gurnoor Bhullar 26, Leighton de Souza 48 & 53); Spain 8 (Bruno Avila 5, 24 & 32, Albert Serrahima 20, Josep Martin 27 & 46, Andres Medina 36, Ton Moran 54) bt Egypt 0.
Belgium 12 (Mathis Lauwers 11, 24, 41 & 42, Nathan Rogge 18, Hugo Labouchere 18, 22 & 58, Mathias Francois 30, Benjamin Thiery 30, Lucas Balthazar 36 & 58) bt Namibia 1 (John-Paul Britz 55).
Saturday’s matches: In Chennai: France vs South Korea (1.15 p.m.); Australia vs Bangladesh (3.30 p.m.); Chile vs Switzerland (5.45 p.m.); Oman vs India (8 p.m.).
In Madurai: Netherlands vs England (9 a.m.); Malaysia vs Austria (11.15 a.m.); South Africa vs Ireland (1.30 p.m.); Canada vs Germany (3.45 p.m.).