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Breaking News :Belgium avenges Rio defeat

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Breaking News :Belgium avenges Rio defeat
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World number three Belgium avenged its Olympic Hockey defeat by surprising World number one and Olympic champion Argentina 3-2 in the Odisha Hockey World League Final at Kalnga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, on Saturday. The Belgians led 1-0 at the breather. World number three Belgium avenged its Olympic Hockey It was a game that witnessed a fierce contest between penalty corners and field goals. The day tilted in favour of penalty corners as three of five goals came from conversions. While Argentina converted their only penalty corner of the game while made full use of two of the awards that came their way through Luyapert and Tom Boon. For Argentina, the goal scorer from penalty corner  was their trusted drag flicker Gonzalo Paillet, who was also one of their main scorers in Rio Olympics. Keusters was the other scorer for the winners. Interestingly four of the five goals came in the fourth quarter. It was the first goal in the first quarter that saw the Belgians through. World number three Belgium avenged its Olympic Hockey With three points from the first game, Belgians had every reason to be pleased with their performance. They not only avenged the Rio defeat but also silenced their critics that they lack the champions stuff. As a repeat of the Olympic hockey final, it was the first game for both the teams in the Odisha Hockey World League final. -PTC News-
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