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That tackle by Amit Rohidas for which he got a red card.
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has imposed a one-match ban on India’s Amit Rohidas. The International Federation issued a statement saying that Amit Rohidas has been banned for one match, although Hockey India has appealed against this decision of FIH.
In the quarterfinal match against Britain, Amit Rohidas was shown a red card in the 17th minute for rough tackle. In such a situation, it seems difficult for Amit to play in the semifinals. In the semifinals, India will face Germany on August 6. This match will be played from 10:30 pm.
Amit played for about 12 minutes in the quarterfinal match, but during this time he showed a great game. He defended 2 penalty corners as a first rusher. Amit is one of the most experienced players in the Indian hockey team at present. His absence from the team can weaken the team’s defense.
Amit got a red card in the 17th minute
The second quarter of the match was full of controversies. In the 17th minute of the game, Indian player Amit Rohidas got a red card, meaning the Indian team played with 10 players for the remaining 43 minutes. Amit’s stick hit the face of Great Britain’s Will Callan.
In such a situation, the German video umpire believed that Amit had done this intentionally. The ground umpire showed Amit a red card on the advice of the video umpire. The Indian players believed that this was not done intentionally. If the video umpire had given a yellow card, a 10-minute suspension would have been more appropriate.
Field umpire showing red card to Amit.
Great Britain lost in the shootout
The Indian hockey team played brilliantly despite the red card. Playing with 10 players, they defended brilliantly. Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored a goal in the 22nd minute of the game to give India a 1-0 lead against Great Britain, although Great Britain soon equalized when Lee Morton scored a goal in the 27th minute.
After this, no goals were scored in the remaining two quarters and the match went into a shootout. Indian goalkeeper Sreejesh made many saves in this match. Ultimately, the Indian team won the match 4-2 in the shootout.
Hockey India lodged a complaint on 3 points
Hockey India has raised questions on the quality of umpiring in hockey matches at the Paris Olympics 2024. This decision has been taken especially after the India vs Great Britain quarterfinal match at the Paris Olympics. Hockey India has objected that many bad decisions were taken during this quarterfinal match, which affected the result of the match.
These are 3 complaints
- Wrong decisions were taken in the video review. Especially the red card shown to the Indian player has reduced people’s trust in the review system.
- During the shootout, the Great Britain goalkeeper was separately being coached by his coach from near the goal post.
- Great Britain’s goalkeeper was using a video tablet while the shootout was going on.
Another issue raised is that the Great Britain goalkeeper was being coached during the shootout. Despite this, India managed to win the shootout 4-2. The third and last problem raised by Hockey India is that the Great Britain team’s goalkeeper was using a video tablet during the shootout.
Official statement of Hockey India
The official statement from Hockey India said, “These incidents have eroded the trust of players, coaches and fans in the game. Hockey India demands a proper investigation of these cases so that the dignity of the game is maintained and there is no discrimination against any player or team in the next matches.