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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 11:51 AM GMT
Quarter 2: 5:24 - India lead 2-1
A goal line clearance from Manpreet but the ball flicks his boot and a PC is awarded to Australia.
Australia mess up the PC but somehow manage to regroup and push the ball across the goal which is deflected in with great skill.
Australia score to draw one back.
- 2 Aug 2024 11:48 AM GMT
Quarter 2: 6:11 - India lead 2-0
Australia run with the ball like no other team and are a treat to watch.
From left to right, they switch flanks in a jiffy.
Another offensive from them, this time from the left flank but the Indian defense is alive.
- 2 Aug 2024 11:46 AM GMT
Quarter 2: 8:10 - India lead 2-0
India resorting to interceptions and counter-attacks now to make inroads.
But the Australians are resolute in defense.
- 2 Aug 2024 11:44 AM GMT
Quarter 2: 9:50 - India lead 2-0
Australia with the bulk of the possession now.
They're controlling the game and mounting repeated attacks.
India on the defensive.
- 2 Aug 2024 11:42 AM GMT
Quarter 2: 11:57 - India lead 2-0
Australia with a host of quick passes in the mid-field, make their way in to the box and earn a PC.
The drag flick is thwarted and a reverse hit on goal off the rebound is palmed away from Sreejesh.
India save the PC!
- 2 Aug 2024 11:39 AM GMT
Quarter 2: 14:30 - India lead 2-0
Quarter 2 begins.
Australia has its work cut out. India meanwhile, have a lead to hold on to.
Australia on the offensive immediately, shot on goal from the right flank but the shot is wide.
The kangaroos have made their intent clear.
- 2 Aug 2024 11:35 AM GMT
Quarter 1: India lead 2-0
The 1st quarter has come to a close and India has held on to its 2-0 lead.
What a quarter this has been for India.
But there's plenty of time still left in this game and India will know that better than anyone else.
- 2 Aug 2024 11:34 AM GMT
Quarter 1: 1:00 - India lead 2-0
The Australians look stunned at the moment.
But they make a quick counter attack and get on a one-one-situation with Sreejesh.
But the Indian keeper gets big and forces the Australian offense to go wide and deflects the ball out of play.
Solid save from Sreejesh.
- 2 Aug 2024 11:32 AM GMT
Quarter 1: 2:32 - India score again! 2-0
Straight off the restart, India mount an offensive and earn a PC.
Harmanpreet goes low to the left of the keeper and the ball strikes the board with a thunderous sound.
2 goals in 2 mins for India. What a start this has been!
- 2 Aug 2024 11:30 AM GMT
Quarter 1: 3:30 - India score!
India on the offensive and the Australian keeper makes a save but Abhishek is there to pounce on the rebound and he hammers home a low shot into the board.
India score.
1-0 India.
