India Match No.1
India
2
VS
Belgium
3
India Match No.1
India Vs Belgium
2014-05-28 21:54:02
Commentary
70`
Others
Heart-break loss for India. Down 0-1, India staged a thumping comeback in the 50th minute, when they led 2-1. Belgium equalized 2-2 in the 55th minute. India did well in defending then onward but then lost their concentration in the last minute. Belgium take 3 points from this game.
70`
Goal
Belgium score with 15s to remain!! Ball remains in Indian circle as Indians are re-grouping and scattered. John Dohmen taps the ball, gets control of it, Sreejesh comes up but John is quick as he taps it inside on to Sreejesh's right. The ball rolls inside with Manpreet trying to reach out in desperation but he is far from the ball.
69`
Others
India gets a free hit in the Belgian quarter.
68`
Others
Manpreet's hit inside the Belgian D. No takers.
68`
Others
India try to build an attack from their defense line.
66`
Others
Raghu's flick is high in the air. India miss a golden chance to score.
66`
Penalty Corner
Free hit for India in the Belgian quarter. Ball rises in the D. India earns their first PC of the game.
64`
Others
Video umpire rules that it's Indian stick and the PC is successfully defended.
64`
Others
Boon takes the flick. India defends. Video referral asked by Belgium.
64`
Penalty Corner
Belgian attack from the left flank but Indian manage to keep them off. They persist and earn a PC as they find the body of Lakra.
62`
Others
Akashdeep's hit is blocked by the Belgian keeper in front of his face.
59`
Others
Deflection inside Indian circle and a hawk-eyed Sreejesh dives in the air following the trajectory of the ball. The ball flies off inches away from the nets.
58`
Others
Good lofted pass for Akashdeep but he fails to convert as he doesn't manage to control the ball.
57`
Others
Lovely counter by India as they barely manage to pass the ball from one player to another and then finally reach the Belgian circle but the move doesn't materialize.
55`
Goal
Belgium scores and level it 2-2. They try a variation as the ball is passed back to the injector Simon Gougnard. He successfully deceives. Sreejesh is just a second late in his dive to save.
55`
Penalty Corner
for Belgium as they enter the Indian circle and are obstructed.
54`
Others
John Dohmen sits in front of the Indian cage. Tries a reverse flick nudge into the Indian circle with only Sreejesh to beat. He fails to connect.
53`
Others
Felix Denayer is down because of Gurbaj's swing. A short argument follows but is brought under control quickly by the umpire.
52`
Others
India has changed gears a while back. Belgians have fallen back. The game is becoming aggressive.
50`
Goal
India has pulled off a stunner! India leads 2-1. Akashdeep deflects an injection from Raghunath as Belgians leave him alone in the circle.
48`
Others
Brilliant clearance by Birendra Lakra at the goal-line. India save the blushes.
47`
Penalty Corner
for Belgium. Lousy Indians take time to fall-back as Cosyns finds the foot of Rupinderpal.
44`
Goal
Mandeep scores at the goalmouth. India pulls one back. Scores leveled 1-1. Mandeep gently nudges a slow pass from Dharamvir in a goal scramble!
44`
Others
Kothajit's parallel pass in front of the circle but Belgians defend it.
43`
Others
Indians fail to create a move in the center. None of them are able to hold on to the ball. Belgians continue to dominate.
41`
Others
Threatening Belgian entry into the Indian circle. 16-yard hit for India eventually.
39`
Others
Sardara with a free hit on the D-top of Belgium.
38`
Others
Sreejesh has made a couple of good saves.
36`
Others
Second half underway
35`
Others
HALF TIME: Belgium leads 1-0.
Indian forwards and the midfielders have a lot to do. Not even on a single occasion, India has posed any threat to the Belgian defense. India needs to attack more.
35`
Others
India try a circle penetration in the dying minutes of the first half but nothing comes out.
34`
Others
Indian referral has been declined. Belgium leads 1-0.
34`
Goal
Belgium scores on a slapshot.
India have asked for a referral.
Florent van Aubel deflects lying next to Sreejesh.
31`
Others
Free hit for Belgium outside Indian quarter but India manage to clear it.
31`
Green Card
for Chinglensana.
27`
Others
Indians manage to escape on that PC. Score remains 0-0.
27`
Penalty Corner
Belgians find the stick of Birendra. PC for Belgium.
26`
Others
Raghu's injection in the Belgian quarter into the Belgian cage looking for a deflection but there's no one.
24`
Others
Belgium's attacks are coming in one after the another. They have kept the Indian defense on their toes. Sreejesh has a lot of work to do.
22`
Others
Sreejesh charges up and deflects another incoming stroke directed towards the Indian nets.
20`
Others
Sreejesh blocks a quick deflected hit-in.
20`
Others
Boon's flick misses mark. India try to pick on a counter but fail to capitalize.
19`
Penalty Corner
Belgium's Alexandre takes the flick. The ball rises from the Indian stick. Belgians ask for a referral and get another PC.
18`
Penalty Corner
for Belgium: Ball rises from Rupinderpal's stick.
17`
Others
Cosnys misses a trap in close range to the Indian cage and a misses a close chance for Belgium.
16`
Others
Scare in the Indian circle! Slap-shot into Indian cage, Sreejesh stops, Raghunath holds on the rebound and clears it.
14`
Others
Uthappa charges down the left-center flank with Sunil on his left. He passes to him as he enters the Belgian quarter but Sunil fails to trap the ball.
13`
Others
Fast pass into the Indian circle but Tom Boon is unable to keep the ball in control. It rolls over the back-line. A good chance missed for Belgium
9`
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Yuvraj's hit into the Belgian circle. Mandeep hops over it but the hit goes awry and hits the advertisement hoardings.
7`
Others
Belgians try hard for a circle penetration. The game remained focused in the Indian quarter before India earned a free hit.
5`
Others
Long corner for Belgium.
4`
Others
Belgium persists in the Indian half. Indians have fallen back. No direct hits, no real danger to India till now.
1`
Others
Game underway
0`
Others
Teams stand up for national anthem, there is good crowd on all stands, with orange shirts exceedingly overwhelming
0`
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Teams stand up for national anthem, there is good crowd on all stands, with orange shirts exceedingly overwhelming
0`
Others
The teams are on the field, national anthems done. The game is about to commence.
0`
Others
The turf is lifted here, laid over the artificial football turf, and this elevation lends a closer spectacle to all stands
0`
Others
Quite a few Indians from local area, Germany and England have come. They all hope India will win.
0`
Others
Indian goalies given practice by a trainer, both Sree and Harjot taking their job seriously
0`
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Both teams are already on the turf
0`
Others
Already two matches have been held on the main Kycenora turf. First match won by Australia 4-0 against Malaysia
0`
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Two Indian players who reached the world cup venue had to be returned on account of freak accident on the ground. While Ramandeep Singh and Nikin Thimmaiah have been sent back, Lalit Upadhyaya and Yuvraj Walmiki have been taken in. Both have reached The Hague
0`
Others
India will open its World Cup campaign with a match against Belgium on 31st May. s2h brings alive the match throu text commentary
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