Paris Olympics 2024, IND vs NZ men’s hockey HIGHLIGHTS: India secures 3-2 win against New Zealand

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Harmanpreet Singh’s penalty stroke seemed to have done it for India. Kiwis remove their goalie Dixon for an extra player on field in the last minute. However, it doesn’t matter as New Zealand fails to make it count.

A foul by the New Zealander leads to a penalty stroke taken by captain Harmanpreet Singh, who scores and gives India a 3-2 lead.

PC for India as the ball deflects off Russell’s boot. Another PC attempt given for India. 

Indians seem to play on their backfoot as they pass backwards before trying to break press in the right flank.

Indians seek a referral for a 5m distance after an interference. India loses its referral and start with a free hit.

Sreejesh fails to read rebound as Child deflects the ball near the Indian goalkeeper. It’s an equaliser for the Kiwis.

Injection goes wrong for Child, a rookie error. However, Phillips brings another PC via Hardik’s leg. Consecutive PC’s for New Zealand.

Missed PC chance for India as Dixon saves Amit Rohidas’ flicking attempt as he saves ball using his left hand.

Dixon’s quick reaction saves NZ from Sukhjeet’s attempt of a goal. While New Zealand attempts to counter, India has other plans.

New Zealand earns ball possession but fail to convert it as India leads 2-1 after the third quarter.

Fifth PC of the third quarter for NZ. Sreejesh conveniently saves the corner as India aims to launch a counter attack as the ball is pushed wide. 

Amit moves past defenders near the circle but passes it to Sumit who further passes it back to Jarmanpreet Singh. 

Hardik wins possession back, sends to Vivek who passes to Sanjay. The ball is passed on the left flank.

Sreejesh deflects another attempt made near the backline.

Sreejesh saves a brilliant attack from the New Zealand players.

New Zealand’s consecutive penalty corners in vain as India defends the Black Sticks from scoring.

Umpire referral takes place as Vivek Sagar Prasad deflects off Mandeep into the goal but the ball seem to have touched the line and not gone past according to the Kiwi side. The referral can’t determine and the GOAL STANDS! INDIA LEADS 2-1 AGAINST NEW ZEALAND!

Dixon saves multiple attempts of Indian attackers including the goalscorer Mandeep’s flick.

IND 1-1 NZ GOAL

0/2- 0/2 FIELD GOALS

1/2- 1/1 PC GOALS

8-4 CIRCLE PENETRATIONS

57%-43% POSSESSION

1 GREAD CARD- 1 GREEN CARD, 1 YELLOW CARD (CARDS)

Green card for Ingils, can India use this to their advantage? Hardik tries to score but it goes wide.

Houlbrooke manages to snatch the ball from the Indians but the ball possession changes.

India get their second PC as Harmanpreet is defended by Simon Child. Mandeep Singh scores on rebound and away from Dixon who had the ball trapped, however New Zealand take a referral, which proves to be unsuccessful.

A mispass leads to India almost losing chance to enter the striking circle. However, Sanjay manages to entrap a NZ player’s foot inside the circle resulting in an Indian PC. NZ goalie Dixon seems to have equipment troubles, extra time is taken due to the same.

Amit Rohidas defends New Zealand’s quick counter attack through the right flank.

Manpreet Singh gets tackled by a NZ defender.

The two teams make quick exchanges in the middle.

Nic Woods would be out of the NZ line-up for five minutes.

The first quarter ends with NEw Zealand leading 1-0 thanks to Sam Lane

India break through despite New Zealand’s attempt to score a goal while entering the striking circle.

Brilliant long pass between the Indians but Harmanpreet Singh fails to keep ball possession trying to defend.

Gurjant Singh receives a green card and the Kiwi’s are already taking advantage of India’s lack of a player.

Looks there is some jinxing going on... New Zealand gets a PC as a dangerous ball is given a penalty corner. Same Lane scores goal for the Black Sticks as Sreejesh misreads it. NZ leads 1-0!

It is clear that India has more circle penetrations than New Zealand. 

Nic Woods saves an attempt of an Indian attacker with his defence. India’s Abhishek attempts tries to score but Dixon manages to save.

Indian defenders ward away danger as the Kiwis attempt to lead charge into the D.

The match begins with a free hit for India thanks to Lett’s tackle.

The Men in Blue and Black Sticks enter the field followed by the two country’s national anthem.

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Backed by good preparation and acclimatisation, the Indian hockey team’s approach ahead of its opening match against New Zealand is calm. Its primary aim? — improve the colour of its Tokyo bronze medal in the Paris Olympics at the historic Yves-du-Manoir Stadium, on Saturday.

Following a series of matches against top teams in the FIH Pro League, and preparatory camps in Bengaluru and Europe, the Harmanpreet Singh-led outfit, supported by mental trainer Paddy Upton and adventurer Mike Horn, who were part of the support staff under coach Gary Kirsten and contributed to the Indian cricket team’s 2011 World Cup triumph, was down to fine-tune its game behind closed doors on the eve of the crucial match.

India will aim to start on a high and gain momentum with a win against New Zealand.

The Indian team, which will meet Argentina (July 29), Ireland (July 30), Belgium (August 1), and Australia (August 2) in its other Pool-B engagements, chose to skip the opening ceremony as it wanted to focus on their first match.

The India vs New Zealand hockey match at the Paris Olympic Games 2024 will be held on 27th July, Saturday from 9:00 PM IST at Yves-du-Manoir Stadium.

The Paris 2024 Olympics hockey match between India and New Zealand will be telecast live on Sports18 and Sports18 HD. The live streaming of the same will also be available on JioCinema.