Saachi Baat special
India rocked and rolled as they defeated Great Britain via a shootout to enter the semi-finals of the men’s hockey competition at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Robbed of one player after a red card, India showed great spirit to win after very tense moments. For India, Captain Harmanpreet Singh (22’) netted a goal, while Lee Morton (27’) was on the scoresheet for the Great Britain as the match ended with score tied at 1-1 in the regular time. India scored all their chances in the shootout for a historic path into the semi-finals.
One man who showed grit and courage was PR Sreejesh as he defended the fortress like a wall. The match began with India taking early initiatives and exerting pressure on their opponents through swift passing. However, Great Britain quickly countered by relentlessly pressing the Indian team, earning consecutive penalty corners in the fifth minute. Despite this, India’s defence stood firm, denying Great Britain the lead.
Great Britain continued to trouble the Indian team with their possession control and lethal attacks. They earned another penalty corner in the 11th minute, but India’s veteran goalkeeper and in-form player, PR Sreejesh, made a crucial goal-line save to keep the scores level. Towards the end of the opening quarter, India intensified their efforts and won three consecutive penalty corners, but they couldn’t capitalize on them. The thrilling first quarter ended with the score deadlocked at 0-0.
Great Britain maintained their aggressive approach and nearly scored early in the second quarter, but Sreejesh once again made a superb save to deny them the lead. However, India faced a setback when Amit Rohidas was shown a red card in the 17th minute for lifting his stick to the face of Will Calnan, forcing India to play with 10 men for the remainder of the match. The umpiring in the match was poor standard but India were down to 10 men.
What this setback did was to make India more strong and competent for the remainder of the match. India will next play the winner of the match between Argentina and Germany.
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