{"id":290811,"date":"2025-04-26T08:18:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T08:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/26\/india-vs-belgium-fih-pro-league-hockey-highlights-sukhjeet-equalises-for-2-2-draw-bel-clinch-bonus-point\/"},"modified":"2025-04-26T08:18:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T08:18:15","slug":"india-vs-belgium-fih-pro-league-hockey-highlights-sukhjeet-equalises-for-2-2-draw-bel-clinch-bonus-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/26\/india-vs-belgium-fih-pro-league-hockey-highlights-sukhjeet-equalises-for-2-2-draw-bel-clinch-bonus-point\/","title":{"rendered":"India vs Belgium, FIH Pro League hockey, Highlights: Sukhjeet equalises for 2-2 draw; BEL clinch bonus point"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/data.indianexpress.com\/election2019\/track_1x1.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"India vs Belgium, FIH Pro League hockey, Highlights: Sukhjeet equalises for 2-2 draw; BEL clinch bonus point\" title=\"India vs Belgium, FIH Pro League hockey, Highlights: Sukhjeet equalises for 2-2 draw; BEL clinch bonus point\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>India vs Belgium FIH Pro League Highlights:<\/strong> India men\u2019s hockey team bounced back after a difficult evening on Thursday to produce a strong performance against Olympic champions Belgium, fighting for a 2-2 draw at the FIH Pro League in Antwerp. Araijeet Singh Hundal gave India the lead but the hosts scored twice before Sukhjeet Singh scored a late equaliser. Belgium then clinched a shootout bonus point. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the Indian women\u2019s team went down fighting 1-2 after an entertaining match againt Belgium, Sangita Kumari\u2019s goal giving them hope but eventually not enough to force a draw or better. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>On their road to Paris, Harmanpreet Singh\u2019s men were dealt a serious reality check as reigning men\u2019s hockey Olympic champions Belgium outplayed them for large parts to register a thumping 4-1 win. Before that, the Indian men drew 2-2 against Argentina and then prevailing in the shootout for  bonus point. Saturday\u2019s draw comes at a timely juncture for them. <\/p>\n<p>In the women\u2019s hockey Pro League, Coach Harendra Singh\u2019s new stint began with back-to-back defeats against Argentina and Belgium. But Salima Tete\u2019s team did fare better against Belgium when they lost 0-2 courtesy two quick goals in the third quarter, a day after a 0-5 loss against Argentina. On Saturday, they showed further improvement and gave it a good go. <\/p>\n<p>The Indian teams will play two more matches in the Antwerp mini tournament on Sunday, taking on Argentina, before finishing their season at the London leg immediately after. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/sports\/hockey\/fih-pro-league-indian-mens-hockey-team-outclassed-by-belgiums-tiki-taka-hockey-lose-1-4-9349357\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more here by Mihir Vasavda: Why Harmanpreet Singh &amp; Co\u2019s defeat against Belgium is a worrying sign ahead of Paris Olympics<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>And here\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/sports\/hockey\/fih-pro-league-hockey-sreejesh-india-vs-argentina-9345887\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a recap of the match against Argentina. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scroll down for a recap of India vs Belgium hockey matches:<\/strong><\/p>\n<aside class=\"o-story-content__ad\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '444470064056909');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/sports\/hockey\/india-vs-belgium-live-score-fih-hockey-pro-league-2024-harmanpreet-singh-pr-sreejesh-salima-tete-9351192\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India vs Belgium FIH Pro League Highlights: India men\u2019s hockey team bounced back after a difficult evening on Thursday to produce a strong performance against Olympic champions Belgium, fighting for a 2-2 draw at the FIH Pro League in Antwerp. 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