Tokyo Olympics: Hockey Day 7 — India beat Japan 5-3 — Updates, score, results, blog

GREEN FOR MONIKA

5' MONIKA GETS A GREEN CARD - THE IRISH ATTEMPT TO REGAIN CONTROL IN THE MIDFIELD

INDIANS TAKE THE ATTACK TO IRELAND

4' THE INDIANS SWARM THE IRISH CIRCLE - NO CLEAN SHOT ON GOAL YET THOUGH

NAVNEET TRIES A REVERSE

3'  TOMAHAWK FROM NAVNEET - FAILS TO GET THE STING ON THE SHOT 

IRELAND IN THE INDIA HALF - NO DAMAGE DONE

2'  END TO END EARLY IN THE CONTEST - THE INDIAN DEFENCE HOLD THE FORT!!!!

IN BUSINESS ARE INDIA!!!!

1' Attack from the word go - down the right flank!!!! Angled in from the right and pressure in the Irish circle!!!!!!!

MARIJNE LOOKS ON AS THE GIRLS TAKE THE FIELD

THE INDIANS IN WHITE SING THE ANTHEM AND LOOK DETERMINED AS THEY TAKE THE PITCH

LET THE ACTION BEGIN!!!!!

THE ACTION IS ABOUT TO BEGIN - CAN THE INDIAN WOMEN KEEP THEIR CHANCES ALIVE IN TOKYO???

NOTHING SHORT OF A WIN WILL DO!!!

STRIKERS NEED TO FIRE FOR INDIA!!!

RANI, NAVNEET, AND VANDANA WILL BE VITAL FOR INDIA'S CHANCES UP FRONT AS THE TEAM NEED TO SCORE EARLY

YOUNG LALREMSIAMI AND SHARMILA WILL ADD POTENCY TO THE ATTACK

The @IreWomenHockey side to face India, 4.45am
A McFerran, S McAuley, H McLoughlin, R Upton, L Tice, C Watkins, K Mullan, A O’Flanagan, S Hawkshaw, D Duke, S Torrans

Subs: S McCay, H Matthews, L Holden, N Carroll, N Daly#HockeyInvites #Hockey #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/LXIehcxgS3

— Hockey Ireland (@irishhockey) July 30, 2021

WOMEN WITH THE WHISTLE TODAY

ALEISHA NEUMANN FROM AUSTRALIA

ANNELIZE ROSTRON FROM SOUTH AFRICA