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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 2:36 AM GMT
BALL IN THE NET - GOAL WILL NOT COUNT FOR INDIA AS THE WHISTLE HAD BEEN BLOWN!!!
35' SCORES STAY PUT ALTHOUGH DILPREET PUTS THE BALL IN THE NET
- 5 Aug 2021 2:33 AM GMT
GURJANT TO SIMRANJEET- SIMRANJEET SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ONE-HANDED CONTROL OF THE BALL FROM GURJANT OFF A RUN - ANGLED THE BALL IN - SIMRANJEET SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOWWWWWWWWWWWWW - INDIA AHEAD IN TOKYO!!!
INDIA 5 - GERMANY 3
- 5 Aug 2021 2:31 AM GMT
ORUZ IN THE INDIA CIRCLE!!!
33' THE GERMANS HOVER IN THE DANGER ZONE - IN AND AROUND THE CIRCLE - THE INDIAN DEFENCE HANG ON
- 5 Aug 2021 2:30 AM GMT
RUPINDERRRRRRRRR SCORES!!!!
RUPINDER SCORES FROM THE SPOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
INDIA 4 - GERMANY 3
- 5 Aug 2021 2:28 AM GMT
DID WINDFEDER PUSH MANDEEP????
31' INDIA HAVE A PENALTY STROKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GERMANY WANT IT REFERRED
- 5 Aug 2021 2:24 AM GMT
WHAT A CLASSIC!!!!
IT ISN'T JUST ABOUT INDIA'S MEDAL - THE HOCKEY HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING FROM BOTH TEAMS IN THIS EPIC BRONZE-MEDAL CLASH
- 5 Aug 2021 2:22 AM GMT
THREE APIECE IN TOKYO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SIMRANJEET, HARDIK, AND HARMANPREET GET INDIA BACK IN THE MATCH
AFTER ORUZ, FURK, AND WELLEN HAD TAKEN THE GERMANS AHEAD!!!!!
- 5 Aug 2021 2:21 AM GMT
#TOKYO2020 #STRONGERTOGETHER #HOCKEYINVITES @DHB_Hockey v @TheHockeyIndia pic.twitter.com/PLZ42K8Hdr
— International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) August 5, 2021 - 5 Aug 2021 2:20 AM GMT
TALE OF THE PC NUMBERS!!!
NONE OUT OF FOUR CONVERTED FOR GERMANY
TWO OUT OF FOUR CONVERTED FOR INDIA
- 5 Aug 2021 2:17 AM GMT
HALF-TIME
INDIA 3 - GERMANY 3
WHAT A CONTEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC BEING PLAYED OUT AT THE OI HOCKEY STADIUM!!!!