NEW DELHI: The Indian males’s hockey crew confronted a heartbreaking 2-Three defeat towards Germany within the semifinals of the Paris Olympics, dashing their hopes of reaching the ultimate for the primary time in 44 years.
The Indian hockey crew began the semifinal match strongly, dominating the early exchanges earlier than Germany regrouped. Harmanpreet (seventh minute) and Sukhjeet Singh (36th minute) scored for India, whereas Gonzalo Peillat (18th minute), Christopher Ruhr (27th minute), and Marco Miltkau (54th minute) discovered the web for Germany.
Regardless of their disappointment, captain Harmanpreet Singh and veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh acknowledged that securing a bronze medal could be a greater consequence than returning residence empty-handed.
Harmanpreet Singh, the crew’s skipper, expressed his disappointment at not reaching their objective of profitable the gold medal. Nevertheless, he maintained a realistic perspective, stating that it’s preferable to safe a bronze medal than to depart the Olympics with none medal.
That is extraordinarily disappointing as we got here right here to win a gold medal. However, having stated that, it is higher to go residence with bronze than nothing. If you lose within the semifinal recreation, it is not that straightforward to take as reaching the ultimate is a dream of any athlete,” Harmanpreet stated.
PR Sreejesh, the skilled goalkeeper who is ready to retire from worldwide hockey after the Paris Olympics, echoed related sentiments. “It is a heartbreaking loss for us. We had the prospect to win gold, however now, we have now to neglect this semifinal and deal with the bronze medal match,” stated the goalkeeper.
The Indian hockey crew’s coach, Craig Fulton, additionally expressed his disappointment over the defeat. “We’re dissatisfied we couldn’t recover from the road. We performed an ideal match, pushed very exhausting until the top,” the coach added.
Each Harmanpreet and Sreejesh acknowledged that the crew made just a few errors that proved expensive ultimately. Harmanpreet identified defensive errors and missed alternatives, whereas Sreejesh highlighted the crew’s lack of ability to make an influence within the opponent’s half and the incidence of foolish errors through the match.
“We will not commit such foolish errors through the match. We couldn’t make an influence within the opponent’s half. I believe fairly than my scenario, the crew is extra vital. Simply neglect about that and play the subsequent recreation in a greater approach, bounce again within the subsequent recreation,” Sreejesh stated.
Harmanpreet and Sreejesh additionally prolonged their finest needs to Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who will compete for the gold medal within the 50kg freestyle class on Thursday.
The Indian hockey crew began the semifinal match strongly, dominating the early exchanges earlier than Germany regrouped. Harmanpreet (seventh minute) and Sukhjeet Singh (36th minute) scored for India, whereas Gonzalo Peillat (18th minute), Christopher Ruhr (27th minute), and Marco Miltkau (54th minute) discovered the web for Germany.
Regardless of their disappointment, captain Harmanpreet Singh and veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh acknowledged that securing a bronze medal could be a greater consequence than returning residence empty-handed.
Harmanpreet Singh, the crew’s skipper, expressed his disappointment at not reaching their objective of profitable the gold medal. Nevertheless, he maintained a realistic perspective, stating that it’s preferable to safe a bronze medal than to depart the Olympics with none medal.
That is extraordinarily disappointing as we got here right here to win a gold medal. However, having stated that, it is higher to go residence with bronze than nothing. If you lose within the semifinal recreation, it is not that straightforward to take as reaching the ultimate is a dream of any athlete,” Harmanpreet stated.
PR Sreejesh, the skilled goalkeeper who is ready to retire from worldwide hockey after the Paris Olympics, echoed related sentiments. “It is a heartbreaking loss for us. We had the prospect to win gold, however now, we have now to neglect this semifinal and deal with the bronze medal match,” stated the goalkeeper.
The Indian hockey crew’s coach, Craig Fulton, additionally expressed his disappointment over the defeat. “We’re dissatisfied we couldn’t recover from the road. We performed an ideal match, pushed very exhausting until the top,” the coach added.
Each Harmanpreet and Sreejesh acknowledged that the crew made just a few errors that proved expensive ultimately. Harmanpreet identified defensive errors and missed alternatives, whereas Sreejesh highlighted the crew’s lack of ability to make an influence within the opponent’s half and the incidence of foolish errors through the match.
“We will not commit such foolish errors through the match. We couldn’t make an influence within the opponent’s half. I believe fairly than my scenario, the crew is extra vital. Simply neglect about that and play the subsequent recreation in a greater approach, bounce again within the subsequent recreation,” Sreejesh stated.
Harmanpreet and Sreejesh additionally prolonged their finest needs to Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who will compete for the gold medal within the 50kg freestyle class on Thursday.
