Olympics: 10-men India team beat Great Britain in hockey
Olympics: 10-men India team beat Great Britain in hockey Major win India on Sunday defeated World No 2 Great Britain 4-2 in a shoot-out to qualify for the semifinals of the men's hockey event at the Paris Olympics. India will now face the winner of the quarterfinal match between Germany and Argentina in the semifinal. This is the first time since 1972 in Munich that India has reached the semifinals in men’s hockey in two successive Olympic Games With only 10 Despite going one man down in the quarter-finals, India held Great Britain to a 1-1 tie at the end of regulation time. The Indian Team played with 10 men for more than 40 minutes after Amit Rohidas was shown a red card for raising his stick against a Great Britain player. Indian skipper Harmanpreet Singh converted a penalty corner to goal in the 22nd minute to give India the lead in the first half after Amit Rohidas received a red card. Lee Morton of Great Britain levelled the scores just before half-time, but Great Britain f...