Hockey Champions Trophy 2018: India vs Belgium, Live Match Updates

India will play Holland on Saturday at 7:30 pm. This is Subhashish signing off, after what has been a magnificient game of hockey!!!!!

INDIA WILL RUE THE FACT THAT THEY COULDN'T MANAGE TO WIN, BUT BELGIUM PUSHED REALLY HARD AT THE END.

THE CROWD AND THE SPECTATORS HAVE GOT THEIR MONEY'S WORTH, INDIA HAVE EARNED A POINT, BELGIUM WILL WONDER HOW ON EARTH THE BALL DIDN'T ENTER THE NET MORE OFTEN!!!!!

ONE MAN, SREEJESH STOOD BETWEEN BELGIUM AND THREE POINTS AT BREDA TODAY!!!!! FINALLY, IT'S A FAIR RESULT AFTER A STUPENDOUS GAME OF HOCKEY!!!!

THIS TIME, LUYPAERT CANT BEAT SREEJESH!!!!

59' LONG BALL INTO THE CIRCLE AND BELGIUM HAVE A PC!!!!!!

INDIA 1 - BELGIUM 1

LUYPAERT BEATS SREEJESH FINALLY!!!!

GOALLL!!!!!

PC STANDS!!!!

58' Belgium looking to make ONE FINAL ADVANCE--PC TO BELGIUM!!! INDIA WILL REFER-- HIGH DRAMA!!!!

57' Yet another chance for Belgium. They are just not able to find the back of the net!!!

BELGIUM WILL CONSIDER THEMSELVES A TRIFLE UNLUCKY!!!!! THE STARS ARE SHINING FOR HARENDRA SINGH'S INDIAN SIDE!!

AND THE BALL HITS THE POST!!!!

SREEJESH STANDS BETWEEN BELGIUM AND THE ELUSIVE GOALLLL!!!!!!!

54' Six minutes to go, can India hold on!!! OOOOPSS PC FOR BELGIUM!!!!

WELL HE SEEMS TO BE OKAY NOW, BACK ON HIS FEET!!!

THE REFEREE IS HURT!!!!! TAKES THE HIT ON HIS BODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND THEY GET ONE!!!!!!!!!!!

53' INDIA LOOKING FOR A PC!!!!!

51' Belgium applying pressure relentlessly but India holding on!!!!

No damage done!!!!!

49' Thomas Briels earns a PC for Belgium!!!

48' DOHMEN ALMOST EQUALIZES FOR BELGIUM. SREEJESH IS IN THE WAY AGAIN!!!!

47' Manpreet fires a long pass across flanks, ball to fast for Jarmanpreet.

END OF Q3: INDIA 1 - BELGIUM 0

43' MANDEEP FINDS THE NET, GOAL NOT GIVEN!!!!

41' MANDEEP MISSES A SITTER AFTER HE MISTRAPS A DEFLECTION. GREAT PASS BY SURENDER!!!!

39' SREEJESH IS FURIOUS WITH HIS DEFENDERS AS THOMAS BRIELS GETS INTO THE CIRCLE UNCHALLENGED!!! LUCKY ESCAPE FOR INDIA!!!

38' Sardar with a free hit near the Belgian 25. Of no avail, as the ball goes over the line!!!

34' Green card to Dilpreet!!!!

SUPERB SAVE FROM SREEJESH AS HE SAVES A SHOT FROM TOM BOON WITH HIS STICK!!!!!

34' JARMANPREET TAKES A BAD HIT ON THE JAW!!! PC TO BELGIUM

33' Belgium pressing hard, looking to up the tempo. The Indian defence being tested.

The second half is about to get underway. Can India increase the lead???

INDIA HAVE MANAGED TO ENTER THE BELGIAN CIRCLE 19 TIMES, BELGIUM MANAGED JUST 12 CIRCLE PENETRATIONS!! INDIA MANAGED 7 SHOTS ON GOAL WHILE THE RED LIONS MANAGED 5

INDIA HAVE LOOKED THE BETTER TEAM SO FAR. BELGIUM UNABLE TO EFFECT ANY QUICK COUNTERS, ATTEMPTING TO ADVANCE WITH LONG VERTICAL BALLS, BUT THE INDIAN DEFENCE HAS BEEN SOLID.

HALF-TIME: INDIA 1 - BELGIUM 0

NO PC, FREE HIT TO THE DEFENCE!

Shot blocked, Indian earn another PC!!! Being referred for a stick-check!!!

YET ANOTHER PC FOR INDIA!!!!

The Belgians scrambling to keep the ball out!!!!

AMIT AND HARMANPREET LINED UP!!

28' Harmanpreet earns a PC for India!!!

27' Vanasch is in the thick off the action, clears a good ball in the circle. India come away quickly. Good end-to-end hockey on display.

26' The Indians defending well after yet another long ball played into the circle.

25' Sunil in the striking circle, cant find Dilpreet, India miss a great chance to increase the lead!!!

24' Manpreet hit in the ribs. Belgium looking to advance with long vertical passes, using the width of the field.

23' Great ball in the striking circle for Belgium but Varun does a good job to clear out of harms way.

22' Dilpreet in the Belgian circle yet again, cant get a shot in!!!