Tokyo Olympics: Hockey Day 8 — India BEAT South Africa 4-3 — Updates, score, results, blog
Welcome to our LIVE blog coverage of the Women's Group A match between India and South Africa
The Indians aim for a win against South Africa (Source: Hockey India)
The Indian women's hockey team have a quarterfinal spot in sight but will need to get the better of South Africa and hope that Great Britain does them a favour by beating Ireland later in the day.
For a start though, they will need to play a fiery brand of attacking hockey as they did against the Irish and hope to not just win their final group match against South Africa, but do so with a big margin so as to improve their goal difference should the criteria come into play as a factor to decide the final group standings which will, in turn, determine which team goes through to the knock-outs.
Rani and co were unrelenting against the Irish Green Army and will need to put the South Africans under pressure from the outset in order to give themselves a chance to progress to the quarterfinals.
The action begins at 0845 IST.
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AS WE KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED AND HOPE THAT GB BEATS IRELAND TO CLEAR THE PATH FOR INDIA TO QUALIFY
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INDIA 4 - SOUTH AFRICA 3
A HAT-TRICK FROM VANDANA KATARIYA HELPS INDIA BEAT IRELAND - LIVEWIRE NEHA WITH THE OTHER GOAL!!!
THE INDIANS PICK UP THREE VITAL POINTS BUT STILL NEED GREAT BRITAIN TO BEAT IRELAND TO QUALIFY FOR THE OLYMPIC QUARTERFINALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
59' THE INDIANS TAKE THEIR TIME AS THE SECONDS CLICK BY!!!!!!!!!!!!
57' INDIA HAVE A PC - GURJIT AND GRACE LINE UP - PC FOILED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SA HAVE A PC - INDIA REFER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
56' MBANDE RUSHES OUT TO DENY SHARMILA
54' SALIMA DOWN THE RIGHT - BALL OUT OF PLAY - SOUTH AFRICA ATTEMPT TO ADVANCE AS THEY DRIVE A LONG BALL IN
53' INDIA AHEAD - JUST ABOUT - BUT THE SOUTH AFRICANS LURKING IN MIDFIELD AS THEY WAIT TO LAUNCH A FORAY