Rampant belgium

FIH Hockey Pro League: The Indian Men’s Hockey Team on Friday went down 1-4 against Belgium in their second match of the European leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24.

For India, Abhishek (55’) scored the lone goal, while for Belgium, Felix Denayer (22’), Alexander Hendrickx (34’, 60’) and Cedric Charlier (49’) were on target.

In the early exchanges, it was Belgium which looked more dangerous; however, they came up against a well-organized Indian defensive unit, which absorbed the pressure well. Just after the halfway mark in the quarter, the Indian team started to go through the gears, pushing Belgium back into their half, with a couple of attacks from the right. With both teams unable to break the deadlock, the first quarter ended 0-0.