Published By: Vivek Ganapathy
Last Updated: June 02, 2023, 23:47 IST
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India beat Belgium 5-1 (Twitter)
Skipper Harmanpreet struck twice, whereas Vivek Sagar Prasad, Amit Rohidas and Dilpreet Singh scored one every as India romped to a dominant 5-1 win over Belgium. William Ghislain scored a comfort for the European facet
Captain Harmanpreet Singh struck a brace as India surprised Olympic champions Belgium 5-1 on Friday after back-to-back defeats of their European leg of the FIH Pro League.
Midfielder Vivek Sagar Prasad gave India the lead within the second minute of the sport earlier than Harmanpreet (twentieth and thirtieth min) scored twice from penalty corners.
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Amit Rohidas (twenty ninth) and Dilpreet Singh (sixtieth) have been the opposite Indian goal-scorers.
William Ghislain (forty sixth) scored the lone aim for Belgium within the opening minute of the fourth quarter.
India, who had come to Europe as Pro League desk toppers, had misplaced the opening sport of the European leg to Belgium 1-2 on May 26 earlier than happening to Great Britain 2-4 the subsequent day.
With redemption on their thoughts, the Indians obtained off to a rollicking begin with a well-executed area aim in solely the second minute from the beginning which set the momentum for the sport. It was Gurjant Singh who arrange the aim for Vivek with a wonderful help from the left flank.
India constructed on this early success displayed good management of the ball, and confirmed the fitting temperament of their attacking construction.
They mounted strain on the Belgian defence when newcomer Sanjay pressured the skilled Emmanuel Stockbroekx to make an error whereas making house within the Belgium half. The infringement resulted in India being awarded their first penalty nook.
Though India couldn’t convert this chance, they have been profitable from one other PC within the twentieth minute when Harmanpreet picked up a very good injection from Abhishek earlier than sending a strong drag-flick to seek out the underside nook of the board.
A 2-0 lead put the Indian facet in good stead, permitting them to play their pure sport. They dominated the ball possession and continued to puncture the Belgian defence.
In the twenty ninth minute, Rajkumar Pal led the assault within the midfield, discovering Mandeep Singh on the fitting flank. Not taking the shot himself, Mandeep made a shock go to Amit Rohidas who took a profitable shot on aim and put India in a cushty 3-0 lead.
In the next minute, India prolonged the result in 4-0 once they received yet one more PC. injection by Hardik Singh noticed Amit lead the PC variation however his flick was blocked by the Belgian goalkeeper. However, the rebound was picked up by Harmanpreet Singh who broke no sweat in placing the ball previous Loic Van Doren.
Finding themselves on the backfoot with India taking a formidable lead at half-time, Belgium examined their opponent’s defence once they have been awarded back-to-back PCs at first of the third quarter.
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P R Sreejesh showcased some wonderful goalkeeping expertise and finally cleared the ball to security.
In the fourth quarter, Belgium lastly discovered a breakthrough when William Ghislan scored a wonderful area aim within the forty sixth minute.
Belgium’s late comeback didn’t dent India’s sport. Determined to complete nicely, India caught to their construction and produced good attacking hockey within the dying minutes which resulted in Dilpreet Singh scoring India’s fifth aim within the sixtieth minute to make sure their first win within the away video games of FIH Hockey Pro League this season.
India play Great Britain once more on Saturday.
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