Indian Men’s Hockey Team Goes Down Against Belgium In 5 Nations Tournament

Valencia, Dec 16: The Indian males’s hockey group produced a listless present to go down 2-7 towards 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 objective 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 objective from Thibeau Stockbroekx (16’) early within the second quarter.

Abhishek (18’) scored a subject objective for India nevertheless it was adopted by one other objective from Tom Boon (26’) as India have been left trailing 1-5.

Close to the tip 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 stress 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 in a while with one other objective.

The Indians have been unable to transform the 2 penalty corners they have been awarded within the closing quarter because the match ended with them dropping 2-7.

India will subsequent play Germany on December 19. PTI ATK KHS KHS

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