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

JAPAN ON THE OFFENSIVE

1' THE RED SHIRTS SWARM THE INDIA CIRCLE - GENKI MITANI SPRINTS INTO THE INDIAN D BUT IS DISPOSSESSED!!!!!!!!!

THE MEN IN BLUE ON THE PITCH AS GRAHAM REID LOOKS ON

TRADITIONAL COLOURS FOR THE INDIANS - JAPAN IN RED AT THE OI HOCKEY STADIUM

INDIA ALL SET TO TAKE ON TOKYO 2020 HOSTS - SAMURAI JAPAN

WITH A PLACE IN THE QUARTERFINALS BOOKED AND SECURE, THE INDIAN MEN TAKE ON ASIAN GAMES CHAMPIONS JAPAN

The #MenInBlue are minutes away from their last pool game. 💙

What are your thoughts on the Starting XI?#JPNvIND #HaiTayyar #IndiaKaGame #TeamIndia #Tokyo2020 #TokyoTogether #Cheer4India #StrongerTogether #HockeyInvites #WeAreTeamIndia #Hockey pic.twitter.com/0bNcZnFUVO

— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) July 30, 2021

COMING UP - INDIA VS JAPAN (MEN'S HOCKEY)

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We will be back at 1500 IST with all the updates when the Indian's Men's team face Japan.

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WHAT A PERFORMANCE FROM THE INDIAN EVES

21 SHOTS ON GOAL FOR THE INDIANS WITH SEVEN FROM OPEN PLAY - ONE OF WHICH EVENTUALLY FOUND THE TARGET IN THE 57TH MINUTE

IT WAS AYEISHA MCFERRIN AND SOME GREAT DEFENDING FROM THE IRISH THAT KEPT THE SCORE-LINE DOWN TO 0-1.

Women’s Olympic Games – Pool A
Ireland 0 India 1 (Navneet Kaur)

Heart-breaking end after a huge defensive effort from the Green Army. Ireland remain live in the tournament and conclude their group stages tomorrow against Great Britain (12.45pm Irish time)#Tokyo2020 #Hockey pic.twitter.com/oubGrfr1dz

— Hockey Ireland (@irishhockey) July 30, 2021

THREE POINTS FOR INDIA - IN THE BAG!!!!!!!

AFTER SOME SUSTAINED AND RELENTLESS PRESSURE FROM THE INDIANS THROUGH WHICH THEY EARNED 14 PC's (WITH AN INDIRECT FINDING THE POST) THE INDIANS END UP DESERVING WINNERS IN TOKYO

AYEISHA MCFERRIN WAS OUTSTANDING AND SO WAS SAVITA - BUT IT'S THE INDIAN EVES WHO HAVE 3 VITAL POINTS!!!

57' We have a goal, we repeat we have a goal. 😍

Navneet finally manages to put one back to keep India in the driver seat. 💪

🇮🇪 0:1 🇮🇳#IREvIND #HaiTayyar #IndiaKaGame #TeamIndia #Tokyo2020 #TokyoTogether #StrongerTogether #HockeyInvites #WeAreTeamIndia #Hockey pic.twitter.com/yBU7xITQFc

— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) July 30, 2021

FINAL SCORE: INDIA 1 - IRELAND 0

59' INDIA HAVE THE BALL AS THEY LOOK FOR A SECOND - IT IS NOT BE

BUT INDIA HAVE BEATEN THE IRISH TO STAY ALIVE AT TOKYO 2020 AND SJOERD MARIJNE IS ECSTATIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!