harmanpreet singh india vs great britain hockey quarterfinal match analysis paris 2024 olympics amit rohidas pr sreejesh | Goalkeeper Sreejesh stood like a wall: 10’s strength was shown in the last 48 minutes; Strong defence, won with Harman’s goal; analysis

India has entered the semi-finals of men’s hockey in Paris Olympics. The Indian team defeated Britain 4-2 in the penalty shootout on Sunday.

The India-Britain match remained tied at 1-1 till full time at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium in Columbus. In such a situation, the decision was taken in penalty shootout. India scored 4 consecutive goals in the shootout. The British team could score only two goals. Indian goalkeeper Sreejesh was the hero of the victory, who saved 2 goals.

This victory of the Indian team is also important because the team was playing with only 10 players. India’s first rusher Amit Rohidas was out of the match for 48 minutes of the 60-minute game. He was given a red card by the referee in the 12th minute, although this decision of the referee came into controversy. Former Indian Olympian Jugraj Singh said that giving a yellow card for this foul was enough. Match analysis in 5 points ahead…

1. Score a goal on every penalty attempt
In the shootout, the Indian strikers scored at every opportunity, while the English missed two attempts. Indian captain Harmanpreet scored a goal in the first attempt to give India a 1-0 lead. Then Britain’s James Alvery scored a goal to level the score at 1-1. In the second attempt, Sukhjit Singh scored a successful goal, on the other hand, Jack Wallis of England scored a goal and again leveled the score at 2-2.

Lalit Upadhyay scored a goal in the third attempt and gave India a 3-2 lead. Here Britain’s Conor Williamson missed a goal. In the fourth attempt, Rajkumar Pal managed to score a goal by dodging the British goalkeeper, while Philip Roper also missed. In this way India won 4-2.

2. Amazing by Sreejesh, saved 11 penalty corners
India’s experienced goalkeeper PR Sreejesh stood like a wall in front of the goal post. He made two successful saves in the penalty shootout. Not only this, Britain got 11 penalty corners during the match, but Sreejesh made successful saves on all occasions.

Sreejesh said after the match- ‘I told myself that this could be my last match or if I save it, I can play 2 more matches here. Happy with the victory.

Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh saved 11 penalty corners during the match.

3. Red card to Rohidas, 10 kills in last 48 minutes
In the 12th minute of the match, the referee showed a red card to the Indian team’s first rusher Amit Rohidas. From here the Indian team continued playing with 10 players for the last 48 minutes and scored only one goal.

Let us tell you that the role of the first rusher becomes important in defending the penalty corner, because when the striker of the opponent team takes a shot, it is the responsibility of the first rusher to deflect the ball.

The referee showed a red card to Amit Rohidas in the 12th minute.

4. Captaincy of Harmanpreet
Harmanpreet scored a penalty corner goal in the 22nd minute to give India a 1-0 lead. Not only this, he also scored the first goal during the penalty shootout.

Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored in the 22nd minute to give India a 1-0 lead.

5. India’s amazing defense
The Indian team’s defense was amazing after Amit Rohidas got the red card. During the match, British players penetrated the Indian D 24 times, but our defenders conceded the goal on only one occasion. The Indian team continued playing with 10 players for the last 48 minutes.