The Indian men’s hockey team played its last group match against Australia in the Paris Olympics 2024. In this match, the Indian team defeated Australia 3-2. In this match played on 2 August (Friday), Abhishek (18th minute) and captain Harmanpreet Singh (13th and 33rd minute) scored goals for India. On the other hand, Thomas Craig (25th minute) and Blake Govers (55th minute) scored for the Kangaroo team.
The Indian hockey team has defeated Australia in the Olympic Games after 52 years. This is the first time since the 1972 Munich Olympics that India has defeated Australia in the Olympics. That is, India’s victory against the Kangaroo team was quite historic. Let us tell you that the Indian team had already reached the quarter-finals.
The #MenInBlue outclass Australia in a thrilling match at the #ParisOlympics2024 to finish second in Pool B with 10 points (3 Wins, 1 Draw , 1 Loss).
This is India’s first-ever win over Australia in the Olympics since 1972 Munich.
With brilliant saves by PR Sreejesh and… pic.twitter.com/1vhlIZ2JF1
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) August 2, 2024
This is how the India-Australia match was
The Indian team dominated the first quarter of this match and scored two goals. First Abhishek scored a field goal. This goal was scored from a counter attack. First Lalit Upadhyay entered the D and dodged the Australian defense. Then Abhishek scored a goal by flicking the ball towards Charter. Then Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh scored a goal on a penalty corner and put the Indian team ahead by 2-0.
Australia made a comeback in the second quarter when Thomas Craig managed to score a goal through a penalty corner. Then in the third quarter, Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh scored a goal on a penalty stroke to put India ahead 3-1. The last quarter was exciting, where the Australian team tried their best to come back in the match. Blake Govers also scored a goal on a penalty stroke in the 55th minute, but it was not enough to win or equalize.
The Indian team, which won an Olympic medal in Tokyo after 41 years, defeated New Zealand 3-2 in its first match. Then it played a 1-1 draw against Argentina. After this, the Indian team defeated Ireland 2-0 in the third match. However, it had to face a 1-2 defeat against Tokyo Olympic champion Belgium.
Apart from India, Pool B has New Zealand, Argentina, Ireland, Belgium and Australia. Pool A has Netherlands, Germany, Britain, Spain, South Africa and host country France. Four teams from both the groups are going to reach the quarter finals. India has reached the quarter finals by finishing second in Pool B. While Belgium topped Pool B. Australia and Argentina have also reached the quarter finals from Pool B.
Indian Hockey Team for Paris Olympics 2024
Goalkeeper: P R Sreejesh.
Defender: Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Harmanpreet Singh, Sumit, Sanjay.
Midfielder: Rajkumar Pal, Shamsher Singh, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad.
Forward: Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh.
Alternate players : Neelkant Sharma, Jugaraj Singh, Krishna Bahadur Pathak.
