Tokyo Olympics: Hockey Day 1, July 24 — India 1 - Netherlands 5 — Updates, score, results, blog

PC FOR THE DUTCH

Savita uses her stick to save the first - the second PC is messed up by the Netherlands

EVEN STEVENS

Navneet and Neha try the right flank as the Dutch girls look for space to advance - cannot find any!!

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END TO END STUFF

The Dutch try a long overhead.  Unable to get the ball into the Indian circle though and the Indians are now in the attacking third.  The Dutch mop up.

Q2 action begins

The Indian girls back in numbers as the Dutch attempt to advance down the left

SCORE UPDATE

INDIA 1 - NETHERLANDS 1

END OF Q1

Felice Albers puts the Dutch ahead - Rani restores parity.  Savita does the rescue act and the Indians refuse to play second fiddle.  We are in for a match here!!

PC FOR THE NETHERLANDS - SAVITA TO THE RESCUE!!

The Indians concede a PC which is blocked by the defence. Savita clears the deflection from just in from the goal mouth

BRAVO SAVITA!!!

Savita advances and pads one to safety after the Dutch manage to outrun the Indians down the middle

GRIT AND STEEL FROM THE INDIAN EVES

The Indians not scared to take the attack to the Dutch - down the left flank this time - who else but Neha Goyal!!!