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India continued to create great chances but it was finally a superbly worked PC battery where Jugraj faked a drag flick, passing the ball to Jarmanpreet Singh who scored from the effort and ending the 60 minutes at 3-3 stalemate.
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The Indian men's hockey team suffered a defeat at the hands of Belgium in the semi-final match of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics today. Belgium beat India 5-2, in which the Belgian team converted penalty corners into goals. After the game, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, "Victory and defeat are part of life. Our men's hockey team at the Tokyo Olympics did their best and that's what matters."
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After a stupendous debut at the FIH Pro League India faces a stiff test as they host the world champions Belgium in their second round of the tournament, starting here on Saturday.
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India squandered a perfect start, by conceding a late goal to draw with 2016 Rio Olympics silver medallists Belgium.
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Tanguy Cosyns (41), Cedric Charlier (43), Amaury Keusters (51?) and Felix Denayer (56?) scored during regulation time.
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The Indian men's hockey team failed to convert any of the four penalty corners and ended up losing 0-2 to Belgium at the Four Nations Invitational tournament at the Blake Park here on Thursday.
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The see-saw quarterfinal battle stood 3-3 at the end of regulation time and then settled in favour of the hosts at 3-2 after sudden death shootout, thanks to PR Sreejesh’s understudy Chikte, who made four brilliant saves to send the 9000-strong crowd and his team-mates into a frenzy.
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For India, Gurjit Kaur (7th and 11th minutes) and captain Rani Rampal (13th and 33rd minutes) scored twice to give the visitors their first win of the tour.
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India soon earned a penalty corner but their effort was saved by the Junior World Cup finalists’ goalkeeper which meant Belgium led by a goal at the end of second quarter.
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Earlier in the tournament, India had lost 1-2 to Belgium in their first match and drew 2-2 with Germany in their second game.
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India thus became the only other nation than Germany to have won the title more than once. India last won the title way back in 2001.
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India last won the title in 2001.
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India have already won the World Cup in 2001. but this is the first time Belgium have made their way into the finals of junior hockey world.
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This is India's third entry into the final of the Junior World Cup after having finished runners-up in 1997.
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With this loss, India dropped to the third spot in the points table with four points from three games.
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Inconsistency continued to haunt India as the hosts conceded an early goal to lose 0-1 to Belgium in the second semifinal.
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Barring a few glitches, the Indians were near perfect against Great Britain yesterday.
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Belgium will now play India in the second semifinal, while Australia and Netherlands will lock horns in the first last four match.
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