Hockey, Olympics 2024: India men’s team wins second consecutive bronze after beating Spain in Paris
The bronze medal match was legendary goalkeeper PR Sreejesh’s last as an international player.
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The Indian men’s hockey team beat Spain 2-1 on Thursday to win back-to-back bronze medals at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
The win also gave a befitting farewell to legendary goalkeeper PR Sreejesh who played his last international hockey match on Thursday.
Captain Harmanpreet Singh (30’, 33’) scored an important brace for India, to overcome the team going down by a goal in the second quarter.
The opening quarter saw some top-class action by both teams, showcasing their intent to finish on the podium. While both were on-par with each other with the ball possession, India looked more dominant with fierce attacking structure. They created early chances through some handy work by Hardik Singh, finding gaps in the left flank, setting up Sukhjeet in the center of the D.
The young forward pulled a powerful shot but it was deflected wide. Almost immediately, a quick-fire shot came from the left flank by Gurjant Singh but was well-saved. This was perhaps the best chance for goal out of the nine circle entries India made in the opening quarter while their defence allowed Spain into their circle just twice.
Only minutes into the second quarter, India were put on the backfoot when they conceded a penalty stroke. Perhaps not the start...
