Hockey India League Live Score, Team Gonasika 2-2 Tamil Nadu Dragons: Janssen Brings TN Back On Level Terms

𓆉The second quarter ends, and we are all level, heading into the interval. The Dragons have done really well to bounce back from an early 0-2 deficit, and it remains to be seen which way the match swings from here. Stay tuned for the third quarter.

🀅The Dragons' star drag-flicker Jip Janssen joins the party. He converts a PC injection superbly in the 19th minute to bring the match back on level terms at 2-2.

💃The Dragons strike back at the stroke of the first quarter end. Abharan Sudev converts as Tamil Nadu try a variation for a penalty corner, and the scoreline reads 2-1 in favour of Gonasika, going into the second quarter.

﷽The promising young forward Araijeet Singh Hundal has grabbed this game by the scruff of its neck. He first slots in a thundering strike from the edge of the Dragons circle to put Gonasika ahead in the fifth minutes. Barelt two minutes later, he pounces on another opportunity, meeting Timothee Clement's cross perfectly to tap the ball in and double the Gonasika lead.

The two teams are out in the middle, waving to the spectators as they are introduced. India mainstays Mandeep Singh 🦋and Amit Rohidas, the two captains, greet the dignitaries ahead of the start. The national anthem is played, as is customary before all HIL games. And play gets underway. Tamil Nadu Dragons attacking from right to left in the first half, and Team Gonasika from left to right.

꧒Here's how Team Gonasika and Tamil Nadu Dragons line up, ahead of pushback in Rourkela:

The match will begin at 6pm IST at the Birsa Munda Hockey ꦆStadium in Rourkela. It will be live telecast on DD Sports, Sony Sports 1, Sony Sports 3 and Sony Sports 4 TV channels in India. It will be live streamed on the Sony Liv app and website and the OTT app Waves in India.