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Tokyo Olympics: Hockey Day 12 — India BEAT Germany 5-4 TO WIN BRONZE!!!!!!
Welcome to our Live Blog coverage of the Bronze Medal Match of the Field Hockey competition of Tokyo 2020 between India and Germany
Can the Indian Men's Hockey Team win an Olympic medal in Tokyo after a gap of 41 years?
Manpreet Singh and co. are up against four-time gold medalists Germany who are aiming for their fifth successive podium finish.
Germany have won bronze in Athens 2004, Gold in Beijing 2008, Gold in London 2012, and Bronze in Rio 2016.
The Indians last won gold in Moscow in 1980, but Graham Reid's team have already achieved what no other side could in the last four decades by reaching the knock-out stage.
Get set for an epic contest as two great hockey-playing nations battle for the coveted Bronze Medal in Tokyo.
The match begins as 0700 IST. Stay with us as we bring you live updates and interesting trivia.
Stay tuned with us.
Live Updates
- 5 Aug 2021 2:54 AM GMT
NOT WINDFEDER'S DAY IN TOKYO!!!!!
GERMANY HAVENT SCORED OFF SEVEN PCs!!!!!!!!!!!!
- 5 Aug 2021 2:52 AM GMT
EXTENDED BREAK AS REID BRIEFS THE BOYS!!!
INDIA LEAD BY TWO GOALS BUT THE GERMANS HAVE THE QUALITY TO COME BACK IN THIS ONE
- 5 Aug 2021 2:50 AM GMT
END OF Q3
INDIA 5 - GERMANY 3
WE ARE IN FOR A RAZOR-SHARP CONTEST IN THE FINAL FIFTEEN MINUTES!!
- 5 Aug 2021 2:50 AM GMT
KAUFMANN FAILS TO CAPITALISE
44' KAUFMANN CANT MAKE A PROMISING MOVE COUNT FOR THE GERMANS
- 5 Aug 2021 2:48 AM GMT
TWO FOLLOW-UP PCs
PC SAVED AND GERMANY NOW HAVE TWO MORE!!
WELLEN - ALMOST SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OFF A DELECTABLE VARIATION
- 5 Aug 2021 2:45 AM GMT
INDIA LOSE THEIR RIGHT TO REFER
42' MANPREET AND CO. LOSE THEIR REFERRAL - GRAMBUSCH'S CARD CHANGED FROM YELLOW TO GREEN
- 5 Aug 2021 2:43 AM GMT
GRAMBUSCH GETS A YELLOW - INDIA HAVE ANOTHER PC!!!!!
42' ALL HAPPENING AT THE OI HOCKEY STADIUM AS THE GERMANS LOSE THEIR COOL - INDIA HAVE A STRING OF PCs
- 5 Aug 2021 2:41 AM GMT
INDIAN DEFENCE PUT TO THE TEST!!! BUT INDIA EARN A PC AT THE OTHER END!!!!
41' NILAKANTA EARNS A PC FOR INDIA - TURNS DEFENCE INTO ATTACK!!
- 5 Aug 2021 2:39 AM GMT
GERMAN ATTACK FOILED - INDIA COUNTER!!!
39' END-TO-END STUFF AS THE GERMANS HAVE A FREE HIT OUTSIDE THE INDIA CIRCLE AFTER AN INDIA COUNTER