PARIS : Eighth-ranked Spain upset reigning champions Belgium 3-2 in the men's hockey quarter-finals at the Paris Olympics on Sunday as skipper Marc Miralles netted a crucial third goal with three minutes to go before the defence stifled an attempted comeback.
Paris 2024 Olympics - Hockey - Men's Quarter-final - India vs Great Britain - Yves-du-Manoir Stadium, Colombes, France - August 04, 2024. Raj Kumar Pal of India, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay of India and Sanjay Sanjay of India celebrate with teammates winning the match. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Paris 2024 Olympics - Hockey - Men's Quarter-final - Belgium vs Spain - Yves-du-Manoir Stadium, Colombes, France - August 04, 2024. Jose Maria Basterra of Spain, Ignacio Rodriguez of Spain, spa23, spa12, Marc Vizcaino of Spain celebrate with teammates winning the match.
Forward Jose Maria Basterra opened the scoring in the 40th minute by converting a goalkeeper deflection off a blistering pass from defender Jordi Bonastre but the lead did not last long as Belgium's Arthur de Sloover equalised a minute later. The final penalty score by substitute Raj Kumar Pal put the once dominant side in the semi-finals for the second Olympics in a row, after they won bronze in Tokyo, as they look to recapture the gold medal that has eluded them since 1980.
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