The indian men's hockey team withstood a late push from new zealand to pull out a 3-2 win in their first olympic games encounter here on Saturday. Harmanpreet Singh scored twice, while veteran goalie P R Sreejesh stood like a wall in the final minutes. In the Pool A encounter at the Oi hockey field here, Harmanpreet 26th & 33rd minutes scored a brace for india, with Rupinder Pal Singh 10th scoring the other score for the eight-time previous winners, who are now listed fourth in the world.

Kane Russell scoring from a penalty corner in the 6th min for new zealand, although stephen Jenness (43rd minutes) halved the point of loss later in the game. On Sunday, india will face Australia, a formidable opponent. Russell's powerful flick hit the top right of the indian goal beyond Sreejesh in the sixth minutes, shocking the Indians.

India defeated new zealand 3-2 with in World League semi-finals, with Rupinder Singh & Harmanpreet Singh scoring. At break, the play was a goalless tie, but new zealand was never to be stopped, as they had four penalty corner in the dying mins of the match. Sreejesh, on the other hand, rushed to India's rescue, delivering some spectacular saves to keep his team in the game.

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24/07/2021 10:42 AM