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Tokyo Olympics: Hockey Day 8 — India BEAT South Africa 4-3 — Updates, score, results, blog
Welcome to our LIVE blog coverage of the Women's Group A match between India and South Africa
The Indian women's hockey team have a quarterfinal spot in sight but will need to get the better of South Africa and hope that Great Britain does them a favour by beating Ireland later in the day.
For a start though, they will need to play a fiery brand of attacking hockey as they did against the Irish and hope to not just win their final group match against South Africa, but do so with a big margin so as to improve their goal difference should the criteria come into play as a factor to decide the final group standings which will, in turn, determine which team goes through to the knock-outs.
Rani and co were unrelenting against the Irish Green Army and will need to put the South Africans under pressure from the outset in order to give themselves a chance to progress to the quarterfinals.
The action begins at 0845 IST.
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Live Updates
- 31 July 2021 4:51 AM GMT
KEEP THE BALL IS THE MANTRA
52' THE INDIANS TRY A FEW VERTICAL BACK PASSES AS THEY ATTEMPT TO RETAIN POSSESSION
- 31 July 2021 4:50 AM GMT
SA ARE BACK IN THE ATTACKING THIRD!!
51' INSTANT ATTACK FROM SA - FOILED THIS TIME AROUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- 31 July 2021 4:48 AM GMT
VANDANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA - SCORES FOR INDIA
INDIRECT AGAIN - VANDANA AGAIN - GOALLLLLLLLLLL
INDIA 4 - SOUTH AFRICA 3
- 31 July 2021 4:45 AM GMT
RANI WANTS TO REFER - WAS THERE A FOOT IN THE CIRCLE???
PC SAVED - THE INDIAN SKIPPER WANTS A PC AGAIN
- 31 July 2021 4:43 AM GMT
BRAVO NISHA!!!!
NISHA KEEPS THE PC OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! INDIA COUNTER AS SHARMILA SENDS A CROSS IN FROM THE RIGHT
- 31 July 2021 4:42 AM GMT
PC SAVED - DANGER NOT AVERTED - PC AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
47' SA KEEP THE PRESSURE ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!