Sports News | Paris Olympics: India continues solid run in men’s hockey with 2-0 win over Ireland

Paris (France), July 30 (ANI): The Indian men’s hockey team continued their good run at the Paris Olympics with a 2-0 win over Ireland in the men’s Pool B match on Tuesday.

For India, it was captain Harmanpreet Singh who scored, scoring in the 11th minute from a penalty and then scoring again in the 19th minute from a penalty corner.

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“FT: Good win against Ireland today. 2 great goals from Harmanpreet Singh, one from a Stroke and one from a Penalty Corner. Almost perfect game from Team India, no goals conceded in the match. Strong performance from defence and wall Sreejesh. This win keeps our momentum going, Belgium is next. Ireland 0 – 2 India Harmanpreet Singh 11′ (PS) 19′ (PC) @CMO_Odisha@IndiaSports@Media_SAI@sports_odisha@Limca_Official@CocaCola_Ind #HockeyIndia #IndiaKaGame #Hockey #Paris24 #HockeyLayegaGold #IndiaAtParis #Cheer4Bharat #IndvsIre #winitforsreejesh,” Hockey India tweeted.

https://x.com/TheHockeyIndia/status/1818270879371194636

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In the previous match, Harmanpreet scored a late goal to help his team hold Argentina to a 1-1 draw in their Pool B match of the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium on Monday. It was Lucas Martinez (22′) who had given Argentina an early lead. Harmanpreet scored a clutch goal with few moments left before the end of the final quarter.

India started the season with a 3-2 win against New Zealand.

In Pool B, India are now top with two wins and a draw, giving them a total of seven points. In second place are India’s next opponents, Belgium, who have won both their matches. India will face Belgium on August 1.

A top-four finish will see India progress to the knockout stages. (ANI)

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