Olympics hockey: India beat New Zealand 3-2 in first match

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Olympics hockey: India beat New Zealand 3-2 in first match

July 24, 2021
Updated: 03:54 pm

Olympics hockey: India beat New Zealand 3-2 in first match

Tokyo, July 24 : Harmanpreet Singh scored two goals off penalty corners as India survived some anxious moments to scrape through to a 3-2 win against New Zealand to start their Olympic Games men's hockey campaign on a winning note here on Saturday. Rupinderpal Singh had equalised for India in the 10th minute after New Zealand had gone ahead off a penalty corner conversion by Kane Russel. Harmanpreet scored off successive penalty corners in the 26th and 33rd minute to give India a 3-1 lead. Stephen Jenness reduced the margin for New Zealand. The Black Sticks created a lot of pressure in the fourth quarter but could not find the equaliser. /IANS

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