(Hockey news) Olympics 2021 Live Update: India had already secured the 2nd position in the group before the match as Spain and Australia had already played out a 1-1 draw. Japan on the other hand were playing for pride and it certainly showed when they played a thrilling 5-3 loss to the Indians. The Indian Hockey team scored two early goals in the second quarter thanks to Harmanpreet and Gurjant Singh but the Japanese quickly recovered and pegged them back for a goal. The match was played at a very intense pace and the action was back and forth, but 3 more goals from Shamser, Nilikant and Gurjant put the finishing touches on what has been a very memorable group stage for the Indians.

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The Indian Hockey team finished with 12 points with a +2 goal difference in the group and will be keeping an eager eye on the Pool B action to find out their next opponents. The Indian Hockey team will play their quarterfinal match on 1st August and all the Indian fans would hope that the 41 year old drought for hockey Olympic medal will come to an end.v