Indian hockey team won bronze medal in Paris Olympics, defeated Spain 2-1

IND vs SPA: The bronze medal match of men's hockey was played between the teams of India and Spain in Paris Olympics 2024. The Indian team came out to win the bronze medal match in the Olympics for the second consecutive time and it was also successful. India won the bronze medal by defeating Spain 2-1. At the same time, this is India's 13th medal in the Olympics.

The first quarter ended without a goal

A great competition was seen between India and Spain in the first quarter. The players of both the teams tried to score goals continuously, but the defense played well, due to which no goal was seen in the first quarter.

1-1 goal after the second quarter

At the beginning of the second quarter, the first goal of the match was seen from Spain. In the 18th minute, Marc Miralles Portillo scored a goal on a penalty stroke. After this, Spain got another penalty corner in the 20th minute as well. However, he could not convert it into a goal. In the 29th minute of the game, India also got a penalty corner, but here too the goal was not seen. Then in the last minute of this half, India got another penalty corner. This time Indian captain Harmanpreet scored a goal and brought the match to a 1-1 draw.

India took the lead in the third quarter

The Indian team continued its strong game in the second half as well. India got a penalty corner in the third minute of the third quarter as well. Harmanpreet Singh did not make any mistake this time too and scored the second goal of the match for India, due to which India took a 2-1 lead.

India's journey in Paris Olympics

India started its campaign in Paris Olympics by defeating New Zealand 3-2. After this, the match played against Argentina ended in a 1-1 draw. In its third match, the Indian team defeated Ireland 2-0. After this, it had to face a 1-2 defeat against Belgium. Then the Indian team achieved a historic victory by defeating Australia and defeated Britain 4-2 in the penalty shootout. But in the semi-finals, the Indian team lost 2-3.