Highlights, Champions Trophy Hockey 2018, India vs Belgium: Loick Luypaert scores equaliser in dying minutes to draw match

And it finishes at 1-1.

Belgium in a flurry of moves gets the equaliser.

They could have wrapped up the match with their 11th PC.

But Sreejesh held on making a good save.

Both teams have split points.

Sreejesh saves.

Less than a minute on the clock.

India needs to attack now.

And Belgium get their 11th PC.

35 seconds to go.

GOAL!!

BELGIUM HAS EQUALISED.

THEY ARE ALREADY USING A KICKING BACK.

IT’S 1-1.

PC 10th for Belgium.

Belgium get their 10th PC.

India going for a referral.

India need to hold and release.

Aerial balls.

Belgium pressing hard.

The defence holding up.

But too many gaps opening up in the middle.

Belgians using pace to kill the Indian defence.

India hold on.

India lucky to have survived this period.

Belgium attacking all over.

Manpreet gets another knock.

India lead 1-0.

Sreejesh saves.

Counter for Belgium.

It’s the 9th PC.

Flick hits the umpire.

Should have been a refeeral.

It’s the 6th PC for India.

India looking for a referral. Want a PC.

India pushing too back.

Belgium is using that space.

India not getting the ball or a counter.

India giving away turn-overs.

Ball going to Belgium after India’s errors in the midfield.

India save the 8th.

Belgium still on the attack.

PC 8 for Belgium.

And that’s Belgium’s 7th PC.

This will be a long Quarter.

No turn-overs.

No errors.

India would do well to do a man-to-man.

India need to bring the structure back.

Defend stoutly and look for the counter.

They lead 1-0.

Can’t open up at the back.

Maybe, there was a stick check before.

But in a position where umpire was blowing for goal and then changed his mind, team takes a referral.

End of 3rd Q.

India lead 1-0.

Game has opened up.

Could be a goal either way.

Seconds left in the 3rd Q.

Mandeep puts it in.

But the umpire says, it was a hack on the Belgium stick first.

Why is India not taking a referral?

In a match as close as this, another goal could give India breathing space.

That was a miss. Ball probably hit back stick of Mandeep and went in.

Close. Close.

Belgium attacking.

Deflecting the ball onto their player.

India needs to assert.

The 1-0 score line is just too less with an entire 4th Q remaining.

Brilliant save from Sreejesh. Tom Boon had it on target. 

India lead 1-0.

PC 6 for Belgium.

Belgium pressing from all over.

It’s PC 5 for Belgium.

Sreejesh saves a reverse hit.

Surender Kumar saves the PC.

But later Lakra gets a green card.

India down to ten men.

PC 4 Belgium.

Belgium in the middle of a mini rampage.

All over the Indian defence.

And we begin again.

India searching for 3rd win. Belgium for their 1st.

Q 3 coming up.

These are the crucial Quarters when a team leads by just one goal.

India are in the lead but Belgium will push and press with all their skill and might.

India needs a structure at the back and more resourceful upfront.

And that’s the end of the 2nd Quarter.

Five PC’s and one conversion.

At least 5 field attempts blown up.

India seemingly too hasty in trying to shoot in.

Twice they took pot shots even with players in better positions.

It’s a slender lead of 1-0 for India.

And the video umpire rules the PC out.

India lead 1-0.

It’s the 6th PC after a skirmish.

Belgium want a referral.

And the 5th PC comes up.

30 odd seconds left in the 2nd Q.

Yet again a miss.

Chinglensana also had a look but the shot is saved.

Lovely play by Harmanpreet and he gets the 4th PC.

Yet again, Sunil goes in fed by Vivek.

But the pass is wayward even with two players inside the circle.

Belgium will grow in confidence if India is unable to smash in the goals.

India creating counters.

But unable to turn them over.

Great ball from Sardar.

But Sunil’s tap too soft.

He was in the clear.

Should have scored or given to Dilpreet.

Domination needs to change into goals.

High ball hits Manpreet.

Under 6 mins left in Q2.

India lead 1-0.

Yet again, a full blooded shot towards the Belgium goal.

But no one in sight.

India need a structure at the back.

And they need to make the chances count.

Too hasty in shooting towards goal.

India save the PC and build a counter but Mandeep’s reverse hit is all over.

PC 3 for Belgium.

Oh!

Chinglensana fails to trap cleanly.

3rd PC for India.

Dilpreet in the clear but goes for the sharper angle as GK covers. 

Should have passed to Simranjeet.

Sreejesh saves.

And there is a counter from India.

But the ball is too long for Mandeep.

And right away Belgium have their 2nd PC.

Long way to go.

But there is intensity in the Indian ranks.

India lead 1-0.

2nd Q begins.

And that’s the end of the 1st Q.

India lead 1-0.

The pressing is paying off.

But India need to keep errors down.

India have to see off this Q.

But Jarmanpreet is in a hurry to pass to Sardar and sends the ball over the line.

There are holes in the middle that Belgium is exploiting.

Need to hold structure against a team that counters very well.

Aerial ball gets the space. Vivek move but delay gives Belgium time to scramble back.

India 1-0.

Closing gaps in the midfield, India need to move up.

Probably the left flank would pay off.

Chinglensana having a good game.

GOAL!!

INDIA ARE IN THE LEAD.

HARMANPREET FLICK GOES PAST THE GK.

INDIA 1-0.

It’s a PC again.

Not a stroke.

And the umpire points to a stroke.

Belgium go for the referral.

India have their 1st PC.

Build momentum.

India look more comfortable when building through the middle than the flanks.

What a Miss!!!!

Mandeep flick towards goal hits the far post and goes back into play.

Lakra going into a corner and then losing the ball.

India need to stretch the field.

Break Belgium in the middle.

India giving the ball a little too easily.

Need to be steady with the distribution.

Belgium pressing hard.

India defending.

Sreejesh saves the flick.

India off on a counter.

Belgium have the 1st PC of the match. Ball hits Jarmanpreet on the leg.

Early save by Sreejesh off Charlier.

Belgium start off aggressively.

And the match begins.

Blue skies. Warm temperatures.

Perfect for an exciting match. 

And in a few moments, we are ready to go.

Teams coming in now. 

It’s India Vs Belgium.

And now the National Anthem.

Would be interesting to see how Harendra plays the team and in what structure.

For sure, it would be an aggressive approach. Belgium are sitting at the bottom of the table and looking for their first win.

India with six points from three matches are looking to get to nine points. 

Will they?

We will know in a few minutes when the match begins.

Coach Harendra Singh would like to see more intensity on the ground than what he witnessed against Australia in that 2-3 loss.

Three points would be crucial today in ending up on the podium or even playing that Champions Trophy Final.

However, in the last two matches with Belgium, India won 5-4 and then drew 4-4 before losing in the shoot-out.

Track record suggests that off late in the last 3-4 years, India has not been having too good a time against Belgium.

In the last 20 matches, India have won only 5 and lost 15. 

Maybe, time to change all that.

Couldn’t get a better opportunity than today in the Champions trophy.

Welcome to the Hockey Club, Breda.

India are playing the Olympic Silver medalists Belgium.

The Asia Cup Champions would want to put in a good display today and pick up three points.

Hello and welcome to Firstpost’s coverage of the Champions Trophy hockey 2018. In today’s second match, India take on Belgium.