Hockey, Olympic Qualifiers, India vs New Zealand as it happened: IND beat Black Sticks 3-1

That’s it from us tonight! Do join us on Tuesday at 7.30pm as India take on Italy in their final group B match.

It will go down to the wire on Tuesday. The US, despite winning two matches, have still not qualified for the semi-finals. They take on New Zealand in a must-win match for the Black Sticks.

India have the advantage over New Zealand as they will play minnows Italy in the final match on Tuesday and will know exactly what they have to do to finish in the top two.

If New Zealand beat USA, India need to beat Italy by a big margin to leapfrog over the two teams to the top spot. If the US hold New Zealand to a draw, then they will top the group with seven points with India finishing with six points if they beat Italy.

India 3-1 New Zealand, Salima Tete: It was a mistake for us to lose last night. We learnt from that mistake and won it today. We knew we had to win so we gave our 100% and got the job done. My team expects me to use my speed well and I wanted to win the match for my team tonight.

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