Chennai, Dec. 5 -- Hosts India defeated Belgium in a tense contest in penalty shootout 4-3 to enter the semifinals of the Men's Junior Hockey World Cup tournament heretonight..
AFter trailing 0-1 at half time, India fought fought back and equalised and then both theteams were level 2-2 at the end of the regulation time of four quarters.
In the penlaty shoot out, India prevailed, winning finally by a 4-3 margin to enter the lastfour stage, two steps away from entering the summit clash to conquer the title in front ofthe home crowd.
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