Indian team defeated Great Britain in penalty shootout, made it to the semi-finals

Paris, 04 August (HS). The Indian hockey team has reached the semi-finals of the men's hockey event at the Paris Olympics 2024. In the quarter-final match played on Sunday, the Indian team defeated Great Britain 4-2 in a penalty shootout. After four quarters of play, the score of both the teams was tied at 1-1. After this, a penalty shootout was resorted to, in which the Indian team defeated Great Britain 4-2. In this way, the Indian men's hockey team has made it to the semi-finals of the Olympics for the second consecutive time. The Indian team has thus taken another step towards the medal. If India manages to win the semi-finals, it will at least secure a silver medal.

There was a fierce competition from both the teams in the match. In the first quarter, both the teams got penalty corners, but no one could convert it into a goal. No goal was scored in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Amit Rohidas of the Indian team got a red card. Rohidas' hockey stick hit the head of a Great Britain player and due to this Rohidas got a red card and he had to leave the field. In this way, 10 players of India were left on the field, but the morale of the Indian team did not decrease. Team captain Harmanpreet Singh gave the Indian team, playing with 10 players, a 1-0 lead by scoring a goal in the 22nd minute. However, after this, Britain's Lee Morton scored a goal in the 27th minute and equaled the score to 1-1. After half time, both the teams were tied at 1-1. After this, the score between India and Great Britain remained tied at 1-1 till the third and fourth quarters. Both the teams attacked during this time, but could not score a goal. In this way, after four quarters of play, the score of both the teams was tied at 1-1. After this, the Indian team defeated Great Britain 4-2 in the penalty shootout and made it to the semi-finals.