Indian men hockey gold dream ends

Belgium will foray into the gold medal match with its clinical 5-2 win against India. India’s hockey gold in Olympics remains elusive in 40 years.

Belgium espoused an attacking gameplay to score its first goal of Luypaert’s drag flick in the very second minute of the game.

The Indians had to toil hard to keep the possession.

India’s equalizer came shortly with Harmanpreet capitalising the second penalty corner in the seventh minute with his drag flick. Shortly after the equalizer, India’s dominance started taking shape with Mandeep’s first goal of this tournament coming at the right time.

Belgium got even in four minutes into the second quarter in its fifth penalty corner after India’s quality penalty corner defence did some solid saving. After Alexander Hendrickx’s splendid equaliser, Belgium found its aggression and much was happening in India’s inner circle.

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