Rourkela, Feb. 11 -- Belgium defeated India 3-1 during the Rourkela leg of the FIH Men's Pro League 2025-26 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium on Wednesday.

Nelson Onana (23'), Thomas Crols (53') and Arno Van Dessel (57') scored the goals for Belgium, while Shilanand Lakra (29') was the goalscorer for India, as per a press release from Hockey India.

It was an extremely competitive first quarter with both sides hardly making any mistakes at the back. Belgium earned an early penalty corner in the 4th minute; however, Alexander Hendrickx's dragflick was heroically stopped by India's first rusher, Vivek Sagar Prasad. Four minutes later, India too received their first penalty corner, but the home side couldn't capitalise on the occasion. Whil...