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FIH Pro League: Spirited Indian Men Go Down To Belgium In Shoot-out Thriller
FIH Hockey Pro League: A spirited Indian men's hockey team went down 1-3 in the shootout against hosts Belgium after ending the regulation time with a 2-2 draw in a high-octane FIH Hockey Pro League 2023-24 match here in Antwerp on Saturday. For India, Araijeet Singh Hundal (11') and Sukhjeet Singh (57') scored in regulation time while Felix Denayer (30') and Florent Van Aubel (50') scored for the home team.
It was Belgium's aggressive goalkeeping that saw them through this thrilling encounter where India went all-out to avenge their 1-4 loss in the previous match against the hosts.
India got off to a fine start with a dominant display of ball possession, and structured foray into the circle. Though young forward Abhishek's first shot on goal in the opening minutes found no success, he teamed up with Sanjay to help India win their first PC of the match as early as in the 9th minute.
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