Hockey World League: India sends Belgium packing
The Indians celebrate their Quarter finals victory over Belgium on Wednesday. The Belgians had been unbeaten so far, but then they had not yet played in front of a packed, vocal 10000 strong crowd supporting the opposition. In the End the crowad at the kalinga stadium was the 12th man that ended the Olympic silver medalist dream of advancing further in the Hockey world league Finals here on Wednesday, going down against an aggressive India 1-0 in sudden death after being tied 2-2 in the shootout and 3-3 in regulation Time. It was also a different Indian team that took to field in the Quarter final. No one had expected India to go 2-0 up against the World No.3 side. But there was no stopping this side.Interestingly; This is the second time in as many editions that India has accounted for the unbeaten side in the quarterfinals. It would also reach that there were 11 players from either side on the pitch. But the 12th man in the stands would remain critical for the team to go further than the bronze in 2015. Earlier in the day, defending champion Australia finally played the kind of Attacking hockey it had been desperate for here, rode on Blake Govers Twin Strike to win 4-1 against Spain in the First quarterfinals.
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