India Vs Belgium Highlights, Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2025: Duvekot Brace Seals Belgium’s 3–2 Win Over India

Greetings and welcome to everyone joining us nice and early on Tuesday. After India's Belgium face-off was rescheduled, we are back with our live coverage of the match, which now has pushback at 7:30am IST.

Fans in India can catch live streaming of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2025 exclusively on the FanCode app and website, as there will be no television broadcast of the matches in the country.

India Squad For Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2025

Goalkeepers: Pawan, Mohith Honnenahalli Shashikumar.

Defenders: Chandura Boby, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Yashdeep Siwach, Sanjay, Jugraj Singh, Amit Rohidas.

Midfielders: Rajinder Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Nilakanta Sharma, Moirangthem Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Mohammed Raheel Mouseen.

Forwards: Sukhjeet Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Selvam Karthi, Aditya Arjun Lalage, Dilpreet Singh, Abhishek.

Here we go! India in crisp white, Belgium blazing in red—both teams ready to tear the pitch apart. The whistle blows, and we’re off. The crowd’s buzzing, sticks are clashing, and every pass, every sprint feels electric.

India’s looking sharp from the first touch, Belgium pressing hard, and you can just feel the tension building already. This is hockey, live, raw, and thrilling, let’s see who grabs the early advantage.

Belgium finally interrupt the flow and force a penalty corner out of it. One tidy interception, and suddenly the red shirts are setting up with two flickers waiting and the injector ready to fire.

India’s defence snaps into shape, everyone in white settling into their lines. Big moment early on. Can India close the door on this one? Let’s see how they hold up.

The first quarter ticks into its final seconds with the scoreboard still untouched. Belgium have had their looks at goal, pushed hard, created a couple of decent chances, but the finish just hasn’t arrived for them. India keep things tight, stay disciplined, and we move on with this game still waiting for its first spark.

Q1 comes to a close with both teams locked at 0–0. Plenty of intent, a few half-chances, but no one’s found that cutting edge yet. The tension’s building nicely, this match is begging for a moment of magic.

Q2 kicks off and the energy jumps straight back to life. India settle into their shape quickly, Belgium buzzing around in red, and you can feel both sides itching to land the first real punch of the match. Let’s see who grabs control in this next phase.

Belgium strike first! A sharp move, a clean hit, and it’s Roman Duvekot who finally cracks this game open. The red shirts explode in celebration, and the Indian keeper, yeah, he’s fuming, and honestly, who wouldn’t be after that one sneaks through? Belgium jump ahead, India suddenly chasing. Game on.

India think they’ve levelled it! A lovely ball from Jugraj threads its way in, the finish looks clean, the celebrations spark… but hold up, Belgium go straight for the referral. They’re claiming a dangerous pass, maybe even an infringement on Bobby in the build-up.

The video rolls, and there it is: a bit of stick action outside the D that shouldn’t have been there. Decision comes through, no goal. Belgium keep their referral, India stay behind, and that equaliser evaporates just as quickly as it arrived.

Half-time arrives with Belgium still holding that narrow lead. India have pushed, probed, even thought they’d pulled one back, but the scoreboard refuses to budge in their favour. The teams head off for a breather, and this match feels primed for a fiery second half.

Second half rolls in and India waste no time cranking up the intensity. White shirts push forward with purpose, Belgium tighten up at the back, and you can feel the tempo jump instantly. Fresh legs, fresh energy, and a one-goal gap begging to be chased down. Let’s see who lands the next big moment.

GOAAAALLLLL! India finally break through, and it’s Abhishek who does the job. The white shirts surge forward, everything links up beautifully, and the equaliser is hammered home with pure intent. The crowd lifts, the bench erupts, and Belgium’s lead disappears in a flash. Game level, energy reborn, India are right back in it.

Belgium snatch the lead right back, and what a saga it’s been. Thirteen penalty corners so far, pressure piling with every single one, and they finally crack India with a clean conversion. Amit Rohidas throws himself in but he’s a heartbeat late, and Nicolas De Kerpel steps up to finish the job. Belgium back in front, India suddenly chasing again.

Another one for Belgium, and it comes in a flash. Just 52 seconds into Q4, Roman Duvekot pops up again and makes it 3–1. India barely had time to settle, Belgium pounce, and suddenly the gap widens. Tough start to the final quarter for the boys in white.

This one stings. India finally get a penalty corner to pull one back, Jugraj steps up to whip it in, but the Belgian keeper reads it clean and swats it away without breaking a sweat. A golden chance, gone just like that.

India pull one back! Shilanand Lakra sneaks it in with just three minutes left in Q4, and suddenly this match has life again. It’s 3–2 now, the white shirts buzzing, the crowd roaring, and you can feel there’s still more drama waiting to burst out in these final moments.

That’s a wrap! We’ll be back with another live blog soon - until then, bye.