Indian Hockey team beats Ireland by 3-2 in first Rio encounter

Rio de Janeiro: Indian men’s Hockey team on Saturday begin their Rio Olympics campaign on a high note by beating Ireland by 3-2 in the Pool B match at the Olympic Hockey Centre in Rio de Janeiro of Brazil.

Making a dominant start, despite the maximum ball possessions by the Indians they could manage win by a narrow margin.

Indian team hit goals in the 15^th, 17^th and 49^th minutes respectively.

Rupinder Pal Singh hit two goals while Raghunath scored a single goal for India.

Ireland was late as it scored two goals in the 45^th and 55^th minute respectively.

India will take on dangerous Germany on Monday.

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