Indian Hockey Team lose to Belgium. (Twitter)
The Indian crew went down 2-7 in a tame efficiency in opposition to Olympic champions Belgium on Saturday as the boys in blue put up a feeble exhibiting of their second match of the match in Valencia.
The Indian males’s hockey crew produced a listless present to go down 2-7 in opposition to Olympic champions Belgium of their second match of the 5 Nations Tournament in Valencia, Spain on Saturday.
Abhishek and Jugraj Singh have been the 2 goal-scorers for India.
The first quarter noticed Belgium off the blocks and operating very quickly scoring three fast targets, courtesy Cedric Charlier (1’), Alexander Hendrickx (10’) and Thibeau Stockbroekx (13’) to place India on the backfoot.
Belgium additional prolonged the lead after one other purpose from Thibeau Stockbroekx (16’) early within the second quarter.
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Abhishek (18’) scored a area purpose for India but it surely was adopted by one other purpose from Tom Boon (26’) as India have been left trailing 1-5.
Close to the top of the second quarter, Jugraj Singh (27’) transformed a penalty nook for India because the rating learn 5-2 in favour of Belgium at half-time.
No targets have been scored within the third quarter regardless of each the groups making use of fixed strain on one another.
Boon (46’) transformed a penalty nook early within the fourth quarter to increase the lead for Belgium by 4 targets earlier than Hendrickx (53’) adopted it up afterward with one other purpose.
The Indians have been unable to transform the 2 penalty corners they have been awarded within the last quarter because the match ended with them dropping 2-7. India will subsequent play Germany on December 19.
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