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India suffer heavy defeat against Belgium in Men's Hockey 5 Nations Tournament

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Published at :December 17, 2023 at 12:11 AM
Modified at :January 14, 2024 at 12:24 AM
India suffer heavy defeat against Belgium in Men's Hockey 5 Nations Tournament

(Courtesy : Hockey India)

Abhishek and Jugraj Singh scored for India.

The Indian men’s hockey team lost to Belgium 2-7 in their second match of the Hockey 5 Nations Tournament 2023 on Saturday. Abhishek and Jugraj Singh were the two goal-scorers for India.  

The first quarter saw Belgium off the blocks and running in no time scoring three quick goals courtesy of Cedric Charlier (1’), Alexander Hendrickx (10’), and Thibeau Stockbroekx (13’) to put India on the backfoot.

Belgium extended the lead to four goals after another goal from Thibeau Stockbroekx (16’) early in the second quarter before a field goal from Abhishek (18’) for India. This was soon followed up by another goal from Tom Boon (26’) for Belgium as India were left trailing 1-5.

Close to the end of the second quarter, Jugraj Singh (27’) converted a penalty corner for India as the score read 5-2 in favor of Belgium at half-time.

No goals were scored in the third quarter despite both teams applying constant pressure on each other. Tom Boon (46’) converted a penalty corner early in the fourth quarter to extend the lead for Belgium by four goals before Alexander Hendrickx (53’) followed it up later on with another goal. 

The Indians could not convert the two penalty corners they were awarded in the final quarter as the match ended with them losing 2-7.  

The Indian men’s hockey team will play Germany on December 19 at 1530hrs IST.  

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Alex
Alex

Alex graduated in mass communication in 2016 and has been covering global sports for Khel Now since then. He is covering sports tech, igaming, sports betting and casino domain from 2017.

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