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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 2:15 AM GMT
HARMANPREEEEEEEET SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
28' LOW AND TO THE LEFT GOES HARMANPREET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
INDIA 3 - GERMANY 3
- 5 Aug 2021 2:14 AM GMT
WHAT A MATCH!!! INDIA HAVE A PC!!!!
28' GREAT CHANCE - INDIA HAVE A PC AFTER A STICK CHECK!!!
- 5 Aug 2021 2:12 AM GMT
HARDIKK WOWWWWWW!!!!! GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
STADLER SAVES - BUT HARDIK SCORES OFF A DEFLECTION - GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL
GERMANY 3 - INDIA 2
- 5 Aug 2021 2:09 AM GMT
FURK GETS GERMANY A THIRD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
24' OOOOPS - INDIA FUMBLE IN THE CIRCLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FURK GETS GERMANY A THIRD
GERMANY 3 - INDIA 1
- 5 Aug 2021 2:07 AM GMT
RUHR SHOWS HIS CLASS - CANNOT SCORE!!! NOW WELLEN CAN!!!!
24' SCORCHING RUN INTO THE CIRCLE FROM RUHR - ONE MORE TIME - AND WELLEN SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GERMANY 2 - INDIA 1
- 5 Aug 2021 2:04 AM GMT
VIVEK CUTS ONE OFF!!!!!!!!!!!
21' VIVEK SAGAR COMES WITH AN IMPORTANT INTERCEPTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS OFF A LONG BALL FROM RUHR
- 5 Aug 2021 2:02 AM GMT
SREEJESH VS FUCHS
19 ' SREEJESH STOPS A REVERSE FROM FLORIAN FUCHS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- 5 Aug 2021 2:01 AM GMT
EVEN STEVENS AT THE OI HOCKEY STADIUM!!
SIMRANJEET EQUALIZES FOR INDIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
INDIA 1 - GERMANY 1
- 5 Aug 2021 1:59 AM GMT
GERMANY IN THE ATTACKING CIRCLE YET AGAIN!!! BUT SIMRANJEEET SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
17' HARDIK TO NILAKANTA TO SIMRANJEET
STAND AND DELIVER FIRST-TIME WITH A TOMAHAWK STINGER
INDIA 1 - GERMANY 1