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Tokyo Olympics: Hockey Day 9 — Quarterfinals — India BEAT Great Britain 3-1 — Updates, score, results, blog
Welcome to our LIVE blog coverage of the Men's Quarterfinal of the Field Hockey at Tokyo Olympics
It's quarter-final day in the Men's Field Hockey competition in Tokyo 2020.
The Germans got past Argentina by a comfortable 3-1 margin while Australia just about managed to make it to the semi-finals via the shootout after being tied 2-2 with the Netherlands in regulation time. Germany will play Australia in the first semifinal on Tuesday.
Manpreet and co take on Great Britain in the last of Sunday's quarterfinals hoping to create history by becoming the first team to make it to a semifinal since Munich 1972. Although the Indians won gold in Moscow, the 1980 Olympics Field Hockey event did not involve a semifinal game.
Memories of the World Cup quarterfinal loss against the Netherlands come to mind as a young and determined Indian side went down fighting by a 1-2 margin against the Dutch in 2018.
Can Graham Reid's boys keep their heads in the high-pressure game?
If India gets past a strong Great Britain side, they will meet Belgium in what could be an epic semifinal.
There is no way you should miss the action that begins at 1730 IST.
Stay tuned with us!!
Live Updates
- 1 Aug 2021 12:57 PM GMT
SCRAPPY IN MIDFIELD
39' LOTS OF MIDFIELD PLAY AS THE GAPS ARE PLUGGED ON BOTH ENDS OF THE PARK!!!!
- 1 Aug 2021 12:55 PM GMT
GB USE THE WIDTH OF THE FIELD
37' STRING OF MIDFIELD PASSES FROM GB BUT CANNOT GET PAST THE INDIAN DEFENCE OUTSIDE THE INDIAN 23
- 1 Aug 2021 12:54 PM GMT
TOMAHAWK FROM GURJANT - SHOT WIDE
35' TOUGH ANGLE FROM GURJANT - ONTO OLLIE'S BODY AND RICOCHETS OUT!!!!
- 1 Aug 2021 12:52 PM GMT
SHIPPERLEY SPRINTS IN BUT THE CROSS IS WASTED
34' GB SHOW PURPOSE - CANNOT GET THE CROSS IN CAN SHIPPERLEY THOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- 1 Aug 2021 12:51 PM GMT
ANSEL MESSES UP!!!!!
33' ANSELL FAILS TO MAKE IT COUNT AFTER A RARE DEFENSIVE LAPSE FROM INDIA!!!!!!!!!!!
- 1 Aug 2021 12:49 PM GMT
BOB GETS A GREEN CARD
32' FREE HIT FOR GB - RUPINDER GETS A GREEN - SAM WARD FAILS TO CAPITALISE ON A PROMISING BALL FOR GB
- 1 Aug 2021 12:48 PM GMT
Q3 BEGINS!!! END TO END
31' PACE AND URGENCY FOR GB AFTER THE LONG BREATHER BUT INDIA COUNTER
- 1 Aug 2021 12:46 PM GMT
#TOKYO2020 #STRONGERTOGETHER #HOCKEYINVITES @TheHockeyIndia v @_GBHockey pic.twitter.com/v79kRZuDBE
— International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) August 1, 2021 - 1 Aug 2021 12:42 PM GMT
TALE OF THE PC NUMBERS!!!
ONE PC FOR GB WHERE AMIT DENIED SAM WARD
NO PC FOR INDIA - TWO GOALS FROM OPEN PLAY