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FIH Pro League: Indian men lose 2-3 to Australia in reverse leg - Highlights
Catch all the highlights from India's reverse-leg match against Australia in Antwerp, Belgium, on Sunday.
Indian men to take on Australia in the reverse leg of the FIH Pro League 2024-25. (Photo Credits: Hockey India)
The Indian men's hockey team took on arch-rivals Australia in the reverse leg of the 2024-25 FIH Pro League season in Antwerp, Belgium, on Sunday.
After facing five consecutive defeats in the last one week, the team was aiming to bounce back and break their deadlock in this European leg of the seasonh but they failed to do so and lost another close match by a 1-goal margin.
With this, India dropped to eighth, just one spot above the relegation position, on the FIH Pro League Standings after 14 matches.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 15 Jun 2025 9:01 AM GMT
11' Australia wins a penalty corner because of a dangerous play from Amit
Pathak makes a good save on a snapshot but on the rebound Amit Rohidas missed an attempt at clearance making it a dangerous play and conceded a penalty corner.
India 1-2 Australia
- 15 Jun 2025 8:20 AM GMT
Indian Starting XI for this cruicial encounter against Australia
Krishan Pathak is back in the team after missing out on the last match against Australia, while Captain Harmanpreet Singh is missing from the starting lineup yet again.
Hardik Singh will lead the side in the absence of Harmanpreet.
- 15 Jun 2025 8:00 AM GMT
The Indian team is coming into this match after a five-match winless streak
India had a forgettable outing so far in Europe, losing all five matches with a margin of 1-goal because of their defensive lapses in the final minutes.
Results so far in European Leg:
- India 1-2 Netherlands
- India 2-3 Netherlands
- India 3-4 Argentina
- India 1-2 Argentina
- India 2-3 Australia
