Indian hockey team again defeated Great Britain, made it to the semi-finals of the Olympics for the second consecutive time

The first quarter final match of hockey in Paris Olympics 2024 was played between the Indian hockey team and Great Britain. The result of this match came out of a shootout.

Indian hockey team defeated Great Britain. (Photo- afp)Image Credit: AFP

The Indian hockey team played its quarter-final match against Great Britain in the Paris Olympics. India had reached the semi-finals of the Tokyo Olympics by defeating Great Britain. This time a tough competition was witnessed between the two teams. The Indian hockey team, which performed brilliantly in the group stage, made a strong start in this match as well, but Great Britain also played brilliantly. Due to which the result of the match came out in a shootout.

Both teams scored goals in the second quarter

The first quarter of this match between the two teams ended at 0-0. But in the second quarter, aggressive play was seen from both the teams. First of all, Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh scored a goal in the second quarter and gave the team a 1-0 lead. After this, the British team scored an equalizing goal in the second quarter itself and equalized the score to 1-1. Lee Morton scored a goal for Britain. After this, no goal was seen from both the teams.

Team India played with only 10 players

In this important match, the Indian team suffered a big setback in the second quarter itself. Amit Rohidas was given a red card, due to which he was ruled out of the entire match. In such a situation, the Indian hockey team had to play the entire match with only 10 players. But even after this, the Indian hockey team defended well and did not concede a single goal.

Indian team won the shootout

The dominance of Indian players was seen in the penalty shootout. In which India defeated Britain 4-2. Harmanpreet Singh came to take the first shot from India's side and he scored a goal. After this Sukhjeet, Lalit and Rajkumar scored goals for India. At the same time, Indian experienced goalkeeper PR Sreejesh was the big hero of this victory. He saved two goals in the shootout which wrote the story of the victory of the Indian team. Now the Indian hockey team will play the semi-final match on August 6. It is now just 1 win away from the medal.