Tokyo Olympics: Hockey Day 8 — India BEAT South Africa 4-3 — Updates, score, results, blog

INDIA KEEP THEIR FOOT ON THE PEDAL

34' INDIA GIVE THE BALL AWAY AFTER KEEPING THE PRESSURE UP - SA BUILD PATIENTLY

INDIRECT - NEHA - GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!

33' INDIA TRY A VARIATION - NEHA SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!

INDIA 3 - SOUTH AFRICA 2

PC STANDS

INDIA HAVE THE PC !!!!

FANTASTIC RUN FROM NEHA - EARNS INDIA A PC

32' NEHA SPRINTS IN AND EARNS A PC - SA GO UPSTAIRS

Q3 BEGINS - SA ON THE ATTACK EARLY

31' QUANITA BOBBS TAKES A TUMBLE IN THE CIRCLE

Nothing to separate both the teams at the end of the first half.

All to play for in the final 30 minutes. 👊#INDvRSA #IndiaKaGame #Tokyo2020 #TokyoTogether #StrongerTogether #HockeyInvites #WeAreTeamIndia #Hockey pic.twitter.com/SW7bin3brz

— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) July 31, 2021

LOTS TO DO FOR MARIJNE'S CHARGERS IN Q3

THE INDIANS FINALLY FOUND A PC GOAL THROUGH AN INDIRECT AS VANDANA DEFLECTED ONE IN FROM NEAR THE POST

MBANDE PULLED OFF SOME GREAT SAVES INCLUDING A SHOT FROM NEHA GOYAL FROM CLOSE RANGE

SA PULL ONE BACK BEFORE THE LONG BREATHER AND THE INDIAS HAVE IT ALL TO DO IN THE SECOND HALF

THE NUMBERS TALE AT HALF-TIME

INDIA HAD SIX PCs -CONVERTED ONE WITH NINE SHOTS ON GOAL IN TOTAL

THE INDIANS SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE LEAD BUT SOME DOGGED GOALMOUTH DEFENDING FROM THE SOUTH AFRICANS FRUSTRATE RANI AND CO IN TOKYO

HUNTER LEVELS IT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

29' ERIN HUNTER TAPS ONE IN MUCH TO THE DISMAY OF THE INDIANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

INDIA 2 - SOUTH AFRICA 2

SA FORCE A PC

29' WITH SECONDS TO GO FOR HALF-TIME SA HAVE A PC