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Belgium Edge India 3-2 in Rescheduled Azlan Shah Cup Clash

Heavy rain in Ipoh forced a three-minute stoppage that led organisers to a Tuesday-morning restart.

Overview

  • Belgium defeated India 3-2 in their second round-robin match at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup after the fixture was pushed to Tuesday.
  • Roman Devekot scored twice and Nicolas De Kerpel added one for Belgium, while Abhishek and Shilanand Lakra found the net for India.
  • The contest began on Monday but was halted after three minutes when umpires stopped play due to heavy showers.
  • Officials abandoned a planned same-day restart at 8:45 pm IST and rescheduled the match for 10:00 MYT (7:30 am IST) the next morning.
  • India is back in the invitational after six years and opened the tournament with a 1-0 win over Korea through a Mohammed Raheel strike.