India vs Belgium Live Score, FIH Hockey Pro League 2024: Harmanpreet Singh’s men came up with a good response after a tough defeat against the Olympic champions. Women’s team lost 1-2.
India vs Belgium FIH Pro League Highlights: India men’s hockey team bounced back after a difficult evening on Thursday to produce a strong performance against Olympic champions Belgium, fighting for a 2-2 draw at the FIH Pro League in Antwerp. Araijeet Singh Hundal gave India the lead but the hosts scored twice before Sukhjeet Singh scored a late equaliser. Belgium then clinched a shootout bonus point.
Earlier, the Indian women’s team went down fighting 1-2 after an entertaining match againt Belgium, Sangita Kumari’s goal giving them hope but eventually not enough to force a draw or better.
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On their road to Paris, Harmanpreet Singh’s men were dealt a serious reality check as reigning men’s hockey Olympic champions Belgium outplayed them for large parts to register a thumping 4-1 win. Before that, the Indian men drew 2-2 against Argentina and then prevailing in the shootout for bonus point. Saturday’s draw comes at a timely juncture for them.
In the women’s hockey Pro League, Coach Harendra Singh’s new stint began with back-to-back defeats against Argentina and Belgium. But Salima Tete’s team did fare better against Belgium when they lost 0-2 courtesy two quick goals in the third quarter, a day after a 0-5 loss against Argentina. On Saturday, they showed further improvement and gave it a good go.
The Indian teams will play two more matches in the Antwerp mini tournament on Sunday, taking on Argentina, before finishing their season at the London leg immediately after.
And here’s a recap of the match against Argentina.
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Why Harmanpreet Singh & Co’s defeat against Belgium is a worrying sign ahead of Paris Olympics
Often playing the role of a player-coach on the field, PR Sreejesh flailed his arms and, from underneath his helmet, yelled at his teammates to let them know how exactly he was feeling about their performance. The microphones couldn’t exactly capture his tirade. But the goalkeeper’s body language suggested he must not have had pleasant things to say.
India’s Pro League match against Belgium was only 14 minutes old when that happened. But if Sreejesh was trying to wake up the rest of the team, his hollering didn’t have the desired effect. (Read more from Mihir Vasavda)
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First uploaded on: 25-05-2024 at 17:15 IST
