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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
Can the Indian men create history? (Source: Hockey India)
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.
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Live Updates
- 1 Aug 2021 12:40 PM GMT
The Men in Blue enter the Half-Time break with an advantage of two goals, thanks to strikes from Dilpreet and Gurjant. 💪
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) August 1, 2021
🇮🇳 2:0 🇬🇧#INDvGBR #IndiaKaGame #HaiTayyar #Tokyo2020 #TeamIndia #TokyoTogether #StrongerTogether #HockeyInvites #WeAreTeamIndia #Hockey pic.twitter.com/pCRVZOHSvx - 1 Aug 2021 12:39 PM GMT
HALF-TIME: INDIA 2 - GB 0
THE INDIANS IN CONTROL AT THE OI HOCKEY STADIUM - BUT THERE ARE 30 MINUTES STILL TO GO
30 MINUTES THAT SEPARATE MANPREET AND CO FROM MAKING HISTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- 1 Aug 2021 12:38 PM GMT
SEA OF BLUE AND GB RETREAT FROM THE ATATCKING THIRD
29' THE INDIANS CROWD THEIR OWN CIRCLE - GB ADVANCE INTO THE 23 BUT CAN GO NO FURTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!ATTACKING
- 1 Aug 2021 12:36 PM GMT
NO PACE FROM GB - BUT THEY KEEP THE BALL FOR NOW
28' GB KEEP POSSESSION BUT CANNOT GET PAST THE INDIAN SHIELD DOWN THE MIDDLE
- 1 Aug 2021 12:34 PM GMT
SUPERB, SIMPLY SUPERB THE WAY INDIA ARE HOLDING THE MIDFIELD!!!!
26' A TEAM TRANSFORMED ARE INDIA AS THEY HOLD THEIR STRUCTURE FIRM - GB FIND NO GAPS WHATSOEVER!!!
- 1 Aug 2021 12:32 PM GMT
INDIA TRY THE RIGHT FLANK
24' GURJANT CANNOT CONTROL THE CROSS DOWN THE GB 23 AND THE RED SHIRTS SCAMPER DOWN TO THE MIDDLE OF THE PITCH
- 1 Aug 2021 12:30 PM GMT
BACK AND FORTH - BACK AND FORTH - NO WAY FORWARD
24' THE INDIANS HOLD THE MIDFIELD TOGETHER AS GB CANNOT FIND A WAY TO GET INTO THE ATTACKING ZONE!!!
- 1 Aug 2021 12:28 PM GMT
SWITCH FLANKS - LOOK FOR SPACE - KERRY'S MANTRA
21' DILPREET IN THE SIN BIN WITH A GREEN BUT GB LOOK FOR SPACE IN VAIN DESPITE SWITCHING FLANKS!!!!!!!!!!
- 1 Aug 2021 12:26 PM GMT
INDIA HOLD THE FORT AND GB STORM THE CIRCLE!!!!
20' GB HAVE A CHANCE TO COUNTER - THE INDIAN DEFENCE UP TO THE TASK ON THAT OCCASION!!!!
- 1 Aug 2021 12:25 PM GMT
16' One minute into the second quarter, Hardik Singh steals the ball and Gurjant sends the ball swiftly into the opponent's net. 💪
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) August 1, 2021
🇮🇳 2:0 🇬🇧#INDvGBR #IndiaKaGame #HaiTayyar #Tokyo2020 #TeamIndia #TokyoTogether #StrongerTogether #HockeyInvites #WeAreTeamIndia #Hockey pic.twitter.com/Njgw8xCsGa
