Indians struggle, but survive

Shivendra Singh and Sandeep Singh rammed in two goals apiece while SV Sunil and Diwakar Ram chipped in with a goal each in the fast paced contest which saw India frittering away quite a few scoring opportunities. Alexender de Sadeleere, Jerome Trueyns, Thomas Briels and Charles Vandewgheles were the scorers for Belgium.

India now have six points from four matches after losing their first two games. The team started off with a flourish but seemed to lose their rhythm after the interval, with the forwards failing to break through the rival defence. Belgium dominated initially before India scored their first goal through Shivendra Singh in the ninth minute.

Despite the early goal, India appeared tentative but a few clever substitutions helped the team gain momentum, with four of their six goals coming off penalty corners.

Drag-flicker Diwakar Ram netted India8217;s second goal in the 22nd minute. Two minutes later, de Sadeleere reduced the margin. The second half was dominated by Belgium and pumped in three goals to rattle the Indian camp. However, Shivendra scored his second goal in the 67th minute to ensure full points for the side.