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Olympics 2024 Hockey Live: India beat GB 4-2 in a shoot-out: Highlights
India nudge GB out to earn a spot in the semi-finals.
Olympics 2024 Hockey Live: On Sunday afternoon, India pulled a rabbit out of the hat to quell GB's challenge to book a spot in the semi-finals of the 2024 Olympic games in Paris.
At the end of full-time, the scores were level at 1-1. But India was a man down for much of the game with Amit Rohidas being sent off in the 2nd quarter.
That said, India held on for 45m to force a shoot off.
And in the shoot off, Sreejesh made a save to hand India the advantage and then Rajkumar Pal sealed the game to hand India the game.
Catch all the highlights here.
Live Updates
- 4 Aug 2024 9:36 AM GMT
The shoot-off!
Each player gets 8s to take the ball towards the goal and take as many attempts to score.
- 4 Aug 2024 9:35 AM GMT
We're headed to the shoot-out now.
Sreejesh has played 22 shoot-outs and won 12 of them.
- 4 Aug 2024 9:35 AM GMT
Full-time!
In the 4th quarter, it was all GB on the offensive.
There was nothing more that India could do other than create a defensive wall.
- 4 Aug 2024 9:33 AM GMT
Quarter 4: The clock has run out
11 shots on goal for GB compared to India's four.
But India manage to hang on.
Its all square at 1-1 on full-time and we're headed to penalties now.
- 4 Aug 2024 9:30 AM GMT
Quarter 4: 2:29: 1-1
Its all GB at the moment.
India hanging on by a thread at the moment.
- 4 Aug 2024 9:29 AM GMT
Quarter 4: 4:45: 1-1
Yet another offensive from GB.
Its a 2-on-1 situation in the box.
Shot on goal.
Sreejesh sticks his right hand out and makes the save to keep India in the game.
- 4 Aug 2024 9:27 AM GMT
Quarter 4: 5:32: 1-1
Shot on goal from GB but its high an Sreejesh lets it sail above the bar.
5min left on the clock now.
- 4 Aug 2024 9:25 AM GMT
Quarter 4: 7:25: 1-1
Hardik with a solo run this time on the right flank.
But the half-way mark is all that he's able to get to before being halted by a GB player.
India struggling to mount an offensive at the moment.
