Hockey World Cup 2018, Match 10: India vs Belgium, Live Score, Commentary & Live Updates

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INDIA HAVE THE ADVANTAGE IN SPITE OF SHARING POINTS AS THEY ENJOY A BETTER GOAL DIFFERENCE AFTER HAVING BEATEN SOUTH AFRICA 5-0 WHILE BELGIUM MANAGED AT NARROW 2-1 WIN OVER CANADA IN THE OPENER- REMEMBER THE TOP TEAM IN THE POOL MAKES THE QUARTERS DIRECTLY

NOTHING MUCH TO CHOOSE BETWEEN AS FAR AS THE STATS ARE CONCRENED - ALTHOUGH THEY WERE LOPSIDED AT THE END OF THE FIRST HALF IN FAVOUR OF BELGIUM

12 CIRCLE ENTRIES AND 6 SHOTS ON GOAL FOR INDIA - 10 CIRCLE ENTRIES AND 4 SHOTS ON GOAL FOR BELGIUM WITH THREE PCs APIECE

THE RED LIONS HAD A DREAM START AND EARNED THREE QUICK PCs - ALEXANDER HENDRICKX AND NOT LUYPAERT GOT THE BELGIANS AHEAD OFF A DRAG FLICK IN THE 8TH MINUTE - THE INDIAN DEFENCE STOOD FIRM AMIDST A WAVE OF ATTACKS FROM THE BELGIANS BUT FAILED TO GET THE FINAL TOUCHES RIGHT IN THE STRIKING CIRCLE.

INDIA CAME BACK STRONGLY IN THE SECOND HALF AND HARMANPREET PUT INDIA AHEAD WITH A STROKE EARNED OFF A VARUN PC IN THE 39TH MINUTE- KOTHAJIT FOUND SIMRANJEET UNMARKED AT THE FAR POST WHO PUT INDIA AHEAD IN THE 47TH

SIMON GOUGNARD RESTORED PARITY FOR BELGIUM IN THE 56TH - WHAT A CONTEST!!!

A MATCH WHICH WAS BILLED TO BE AS GOOD AS A FINAL - LIVES UP TO THE HYPE AND EXCEEDS THE SAME BY A FAIR MARGIN - THE CROWD AT THE KALINGA STADIUM HAVE WITNESSED A RARE CLASSIC WHICH HAD ALL THE INGREDIENTS OF AN ABSOLUTE POTBOILER

59' India try a long ball deep into the Belgian defence - and we have witnessed a classic here

58' Akashdeep trying in to get a ball in from the backline - Belgium do not have Vanasch - India lose possession in the Belgian circle

BELGIUM LOSE THEIR REFERRAL - FREE OUT TO THE DEFENCE

57' DENAYER FIRES IN A SHOT - BALL WAS DANGEROUS SAYS THE REFEREE - NO SAY THE BELGIANS

56' Dilpreet shows off his stick skills but cannot get past two Red Shirts at the center

INDIA 2 - BELGIUM 2

56' SIMON GOUGNARD GETS THE RED LIONS BACK IN THE GAME

55' BELGIUM TAKE VANASCH OFF - CAN INDIA HOLD ON???

54' Tom Boon sneaks into the Indian circle - three Indian defenders dispossess Boon and India try a quick counter

53' Hardik takes a tumble - Sloover attempts to build for Belgium - the Indian midfield solid as ever

51' Van Doren gets the Belgians moving after quite a while - no damage done

50' Lalit begins a stinging move down the center - ball over the back line as the moves goes wrong at the last moment

49' Van Aubel in the Indian circle - Varun is calm as ever as he intercepts and clears the lines

48' Belgium attempt to build patiently - do so down the center - heavy tackle by Manpreet down the center

INDIA 2 - BELGIUM 1

46' Ball angled in by Manpreet from the back line - KOTHAJIT FINDS SIMRANJEET WHO IS POSITIONED BEHIND THE BELGIAN DEFENDER AT THE FAR POST

CHANGE OF SCRIPT AFTER HALF-TIME - INDIA HAVE THE ASCENDANCY - BELGIUM NOT REALLY PEGGED BACK - BUT UNABLE TO POWER IN THE LONG BALLS INTO THE CIRCLE LIKE THEY DID IN THE FIRST HALF

END OF Q3: INDIA 1 - BELGIUM 1

44' Nilakanta finds Akashdeep - the Red Shirts too good outside the 23

43' Charlier in the Indian circle - Sreejesh leaves his post and mops up

41' Sumit prevents Gougnard from getting ahead - Free hit to Belgium after Lalit is pulled up for an infrigement at the edge of the Belgian circle

40' LUYPAERT TO THE RESCUE FOR BELGIUM AS INDIA HAVE THE ASCENDANCY ALL OFF A SUDDEN

39' DILPREET WANTS TO GO UPSTAIRS - SAYS THE BELGIAN PLAYER WAS NOT FIVE METERS AWAY - INDIA LOSE THEIR REFERRAL!!!

INDIA 1 - BELGIUM 1

HARMANPREET NEVER MISSES THOSE!!!!

INDIA HAVE A STROKE

YET ANOTHER PC- CAN VARUN SCORE??

38' MANPREET FIRES AHEAD - NILAKANTA EARNS A PC FOR INDIA

FREE OUT AS THE BALL HIT A BELGIAN FOOT

36' CHARLIER HAS A CHANCE TO TAKE A FREE SHOT ON GOAL - LUCKY ESCAPE FOR INDIA - BELGIUM HAVE A PC - MANPREET'S WANTS TO REFER

HARMANPREET FLICKS - VINCENT VANASCH SAVES WITH HIS STICK - FABULOUS SAVE

34' INDIA HAVE A PC - NILAKANTA, LALIT, AND MANPREET GET THINGS MOVING

33' The Indians pressing harder - VINCENT VANASCH TAKES DILPREET'S SHOT ON HIS BODY AFTER NARROWING THE ANGLE

31' Dilpreet tries a long solo run - Simranjeet and Mandeep in the circle - to no avail in the end

THE RED LIONS HAVE HAD A LIONS SHARE OF THE POSSESSION - 61% -"Not a bad first half" says Shane Mcleod. EIGHT CIRCLE PENETRATIONS AND THREE SHOTS ON GOAL - INDIA HAVE HAD ONLY TWO OF EACH -"Protect the center" SAYS HARENDRA

BELGIUM SENDING IN CLEVER CRASH BALLS ANGLED IN FROM THE BACKLINE - IN SPITE OF BEING A GOAL DOWN THE INDIAN DEFENCE HAVE HELD ON IN THE FACE OF SOME SUSTAINED PRESSURE - THE MEN UP FRONT HAVE BEEN LESS THAN FLEUNT THOUGH

BELGIUM LOOKING CALMER AND MORE COMPOSED - THE INDIANS BEING PEGGED BACK BY AN EARLY GOAL - FAIL TO STRING TOGETHER THE PASSES OUTSIDE THE 23 - MANDEEP MISSES A SITTER - DILPREET ATTEMPTS TO PLAY TO THE GALLERIES BY TAKING A WILD SWING INSTEAD OF LETTING LALIT IN FRONT OF GOAL FIND THE MARK - CAN HARENDRA GET THE INDIAN UNIT BACK IN ORDER IN THE SECOND HALF??

HALF-TIME: INDIA 0 - BELGIUM 1

29' The Indian defence being stormed time and again -what will Harendra tell his boys???

27' The Indians unable to employ a high press - Belgium come away through van Doren - GOUGNARD'S CLEVER DEFLECTION MISSES BY A WHISKER!!!

26' Long corner for the Indians who cannot capitalize - free hit for Belgium

24' The Indians back in numbers - Belgium now unable to penetrate the Indian circle in spite of maintaining possession

23' Hardik blocks Dohmen's shot - after van Doren fires the cross in

23' The Indians pegged back in their own half - Belgium press ahead

22' Belgium earn a long corner - Mandeep tries to sneak in to the attacking circle - Boccard intercepts

21' Akashdeep gets a green card