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FIH Pro League: India defeats Spain 4-1 in opener - HIGHLIGHTS
Indian men's hockey team kicked off 2024 with a big win over Spain in the opening fixture of the FIH Pro League.
FILE PHOTO: Indian men's hockey players celebrate after scoring a goal against Malaysia in the Asian Champions Trophy in August.
FIH Hockey Pro League LIVE: The Indian men's hockey team will start their FIH Pro League season against Spain in from of the home crowd of Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar.
With Olympics in the sight, the Indian team would like to start with a win.
Stay tuned for the updates.
Live Updates
- 10 Feb 2024 2:43 PM GMT
24' Jugraj Singh scores the third goal.
Indian team goes ahead with Jugraj Singh in the penalty corner and he makes it count this time scoring through the legs of the Spanish goalkeeper.
India 3-0 Spain
- 10 Feb 2024 2:41 PM GMT
23' Indian team has been on fire in this match.
Back-to-back attacks from the Indian team but Jugraj Singh missed from the top of the circle in the absence of the skipper Harmanpreet Singh. Spain is completely shunted at the moment.
India 2-0 Spain
- 10 Feb 2024 2:37 PM GMT
21' India doubled the lead through a penalty stroke.
Harmanpreet Singh scores the penalty stroke which was awarded after an infringement from the Spanish defence. The crowd is roaring with India leading 2-0 before the half time.
- 10 Feb 2024 2:35 PM GMT
19' Sreejesh saves India!
PR Sreejesh saves the first penalty corner of Spain and keeps it 1-0 in favour of India. India goes on the other side and wins the penalty corner.
- 10 Feb 2024 2:29 PM GMT
First Quarter ends: India 1-0 Spain
A brilliant half of hockey from both teams. The match started a little cagey but Spain attacked India's circle regularly. However, Harmanpreet Singh scored from the first penalty corner India got and that has been the only difference in the quarter.
- 10 Feb 2024 2:23 PM GMT
10' The quarter has been very combative till now.
Despite India leading, Spain is refusing to back down and is constantly raiding the Indian circle. Mandeep Singh has dropped back to help the defence.
India 1-0 Spain
- 10 Feb 2024 2:19 PM GMT
7' Who else it is? Harmanpreet Singh scores the first goal.
A solid drag flick and Harmanpreet Singh makes it 1-0 for India with crowd going crazy.
- 10 Feb 2024 2:17 PM GMT
5' Spain has dominated India till now.
It has been all Spain till now who have pegged India to sit back in their own half. But India has been good on the ball and not given any chance to the Spanish team.
India 0-0 Spain
- 10 Feb 2024 2:13 PM GMT
1' Spain enters the Indian circle in the first minute.
Spain intercepts a pass in the midfield and attack the Indian circle but Krishan Pathak saves India by kicking the ball away.
India 0-0 Spain
