India took the lead early in the game with vice-captain Shardanand Tiwari (3\u2019) firing in a penalty stroke. They maintained their tempo throughout the first quarter to hold onto their lead going into the break.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The second quarter saw the vice-captain complete his brace (27\u2019) to double the team\u2019s lead with yet another penalty stroke as the half ended with the visitors leading 2-0.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Belgium converted a penalty corner early in the third quarter to reduce the goal deficit to one. No further goals were scored in the quarter as the score read 2-1 in favor of the Indian Junior Men\u2019s Hockey Team at the end of the third quarter.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Although the Indian Colts had a one-goal lead going into the final quarter, Belgium didn\u2019t give them much breathing space and kept the pressure on them. With just a few minutes left in the game, the Belgians converted yet another penalty corner to equalize.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
As no more goals were scored in the regulation time, the fourth quarter ended with the scoreline reading 2-2 taking the game into a shootout.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Gurjot Singh, Sourabh Anand Kushwaha, Dilraj Singh and Manmeet Singh scored for the Indian colts in the penalty shoot-out while goalkeeper Prince Deep Singh made two brilliant saves as they won the penalty shoot-out 4-2 to begin their Europe tour with a win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India will play their next match against Belgium in Breda, Netherlands on May 22.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/indian-junior-mens-hockey-team-begins-europe-tour-with-win-over-belgium.jpg", "alt_img": "Indian Junior men\u2019s hockey team begins Europe tour with win over Belgium", "alt_title": "Indian Junior Men\u2019s Hockey Team begins Europe tour with win over Belgium", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Indian Junior Men\u2019s Hockey Team Begins Europe Tour With Win Over Belgium On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Indian Junior Men\u2019s Hockey Team Begins Europe Tour With Win Over Belgium, Indian Junior Men: The Indian junior men's hockey team kicked off their Tour of Europe with a 2-2 (4-2 SO).", "seo_keywords": "Indian Junior Men, Hockey Team, The Indian, Shardanand Tiwari, Indian Colts, Gurjot Singh, Sourabh Anand Kushwaha, Dilraj Singh, Manmeet Singh, Prince Deep Singh", "tag": "", "tagging": "Indian Junior Men, Hockey Team, The Indian, Shardanand Tiwari, Indian Colts, Gurjot Singh, Sourabh Anand Kushwaha, Dilraj Singh, Manmeet Singh, Prince Deep Singh", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "indian-junior-mens-hockey-team-begins-europe-tour-with-win-over-belgium", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "594", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2024-05-21 10:30:05", "updated": "2024-05-21 10:30:05", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Indian Junior Men, Hockey Team, The Indian, Shardanand Tiwari, Indian Colts, Gurjot Singh, Sourabh Anand Kushwaha, Dilraj Singh, Manmeet Singh, Prince Deep Singh", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-05-21 10:30:05", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "0", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "sports_name": "hockey", "cnmid": "906194", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/sports-news\/indian-junior-mens-hockey-team-begins-europe-tour-with-win-over-belgium-15332" }