Mumbai: In the Paris Olympics 2024, India versus Germany Hockey Semi-finals will be played today, said reliable reports. On India’s semi-finals match against Germany today, Dhananjay Mahadik, Former Indian Hockey player said, ” This is the second Olympics in which we have reached semi-finals.
This match could be similar to the match we played in Tokyo against Germany for the bronze medal…the passion with which they (Indian team) won against Britain, they need similar passion to win this match,” he added.
Indian hockey player Amit Rohidas has been banned for one match at the Paris 2024 Olympics hockey tournament. He will be missing India’s semi-finals match against Germany on Tuesday.
Amit Rohidas got banned after receiving a red card in the Indian hockey team’s quarter-finals match against Great Britain on Sunday.
“Amit Rohidas was suspended for one match for a breach of the FIH Code of Conduct which occurred during the India vs Great Britain match on August 4,” the FIH official statement read.
“The suspension affects match No. 35 (India’s semi-final match against Germany), where Amit Rohidas will not participate and India will play with a squad of 15 players only.”
In the second quarter of the quarter-finals match against Great Britain, Amit Rohidas engaged in a midfield duel against Will Calnan. In an attempt to flee the British forward, Rohidas’ swinging hockey stick across Calnan’s face.
Though the on-field referee did not rule it to be a serious offence, the decision was changed to a red card after video referral.
The Indian men’s hockey team scored a few minutes later courtesy of skipper Harmanpreet Singh, but their goal was cancelled out by Lee Morton’s strike.
Notably, Team India defeated Great Britain in the shoot-off after the match ended 1-1 in regulation time. Team India defeated Great Britain in penalties with the score line of 4-2.