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FIH Pro League: Sreejesh saves penalty stroke, Indian men shock Olympic champions Belgium 5-4

Pro Hockey League here on Saturday. The Indian team was down 1-3 with just eight minutes left in the match but made it 3-3 to force a penalty shoot out. Sreejesh foiled an attempt from Alexander Hendrickx, who was taking his third PS, when the shoot out was locked 4-4 and Akashdeep Singh found the net to make it 5-4 for the Tokyo Games bronze medallists.

India Men's Hockey Team Stun Olympic Champions Belgium 5-4 In FIH Pro League

Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh saved a penalty stroke in an exhilarating shoot out after making some breathtaking saves in regulation time as the Indian men's team stunned Olympic champions Belgium 5-4 in the first match of the two-legged FIH Pro Hockey League on Saturday. The Indian team was down 1-3 with just eight minutes left in the match but made it 3-3 to force a penalty shoot out.

FIH Pro League: Indian women go down fighting against Belgium in opening tie

hockey team gave away possession quite easily a number of times before putting up a fight in the fourth quarter but eventually lost 1-2 to Belgium in its first of the two-legged FIH Pro League tie here on Saturday. An attacking start to the match saw both the teams creating opportunities in the opening minutes, but it was Belgium who got better as they took the lead through captain Nelen Barbara in the third minute. The hosts piled pressure on India with their structured attack and earned two penalty corners in the 5th and 7th respectively, but the Indian defence stood tall to deny them from scoring the second goal. Minutes later, India earned their first penalty corner of the match, but Rani's attempt went off target, thus missing out on fetching an equaliser in the first quarter.