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Olympics 2024 Hockey: India beat Australia 3-2: Highlights
India beat Australia in their final group game on Friday.
India to take on Australia in the final group game at Paris Olympics.
Olympic Games Paris 2024 LIVE: The Indian men's hockey team took on the mighty Australia in the final pool game of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Placed third in the Pool B points table going into this fixture, India put on a stellar display and stunned the mighty Aussies 3-2.
Already in the quarter finals, India, on the back of this win, give themselves a good shot of bagging a favourable opponent in the quarter final.
Catch all the highlights here.
Live Updates
- 2 Aug 2024 12:39 PM GMT
Quarter 4: 7:21 - India lead 3-1
India all over Australia at the moment.
They attack via the left flank now, switch to the right and back to the middle...all in the box.
And Abhishek with the final push to the roof of the next.
India score again!
But wait, there's a review and the goal is overturned as Abhishek struck a defender's leg when on the offensive.
- 2 Aug 2024 12:35 PM GMT
Quarter 4: 9:27 - India lead 3-1
India with an offensive this time on the right flank.
The ball rises off an Aussie stick to strike an arm in the box and India earn a PC.
But Harmanpreet's drag flick is deflected by the keeper.
That was headed in. What a save by the Aussie keeper!
- 2 Aug 2024 12:34 PM GMT
Quarter 4: 10:28 - India lead 3-1
A rare missed pass by the Aussies in the mid-field.
That is so uncharacteristic of them.
Could this be India's day?
- 2 Aug 2024 12:32 PM GMT
Quarter 4: 11:30 - India lead 3-1
Plenty of turnovers in the 4th quarter thus far.
Both sides striving hard to keep possession but just unable to string passes together to mount a solid offensive.
- 2 Aug 2024 12:29 PM GMT
Quarter 4: India lead 3-1
India has in the recent past struggled against Australia.
Today though has been a different story all along.
Can India hold on?
Quarter 4 is now underway...
- 2 Aug 2024 12:26 PM GMT
Quarter 3: India lead 3-1
Quarter 3 comes to a close.
India scored once to consolidate the score line.
15mins now stand between India and a famous victory over Australia.
- 2 Aug 2024 12:25 PM GMT
Quarter 3: India lead 3-1
In the final moments of the quarter, Australia had a PC.
They try a variation but to no avail.
India then run down the clock.
- 2 Aug 2024 12:23 PM GMT
Quarter 3: 1:10 - India lead 3-1
India with a move on the right flank this time. A deliberate deflection towards the goal is not met with a final stick.
That was a chance for India.
- 2 Aug 2024 12:20 PM GMT
Quarter 3: 4:22 - India lead 3-1
India solid in defense now.
Every time Australia look to make inroads into the Indian box, the Indian defense is alive and equal to the task.
- 2 Aug 2024 12:18 PM GMT
Quarter 3: 6:20 - India lead 3-1
Australia finally manage to mount an offensive on the Indian box.
It's a two on one situation on the India goal but a pass across the goal is wide and India come away unscathed.
