'Chak de India' - Fans ecstatic as India start their campaign in Hockey World Cup 2023 with a convincing win against Spain

Indian Hockey team under the captaincy of star defender Harmanpreet Singh locked horns with Spain in their tournament opener of the FIH Hockey World Cup 2023. Both teams played in Odisha’s city of Raurkela on Friday, the 13^th of January. Notably, India and Spain took on each other in the last match of day 1 of the 15^th edition of the tournament.

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With said that, here we’ll have a look at the complete action of the first match between India and Spain on day 1 of the 2o23 edition of the Hockey World Cup. The men in blue dominated the match from the first quarter and successfully finished across the winning line at the time of last whistle.

The ardent hockey fans were also ecstatic after India’s convincing win against Spain in their tournament opener. They took to Twitter to lavish praises on the young Indian team under the leadership of Harmanpreet.

Here’s how fans reacted to India's win against Spain:

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India beats Spain by 2-0#INDvsESP #HockeyWorldCup2023 #HockeyWorldCup pic.twitter.com/dldc9rboRK

— RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) January 13, 2023

#HockeyIndia .this time for india. good start of world cup .we ware watching you
guys love you team india.mi amor.

— RAGHU (@RaghuKu620) January 13, 2023

Heartiest Congratulations @13harmanpreet & boys for a splendid victory.All the Very Best for all your remaining matches in World Cup.God Bless you All with more Laurels.@DilipTirkey @TheHockeyIndia

— Narayan Mahadevan (@tmnarayan) January 13, 2023

Chak de india ,need to work at time of penalty corners

— Akshil rajput (@AshKum41350349) January 13, 2023

It is for the final 🥳

— BUBU (@b06187700) January 13, 2023

bhaut sahi tha game

— isu nene (@IsuNene) January 13, 2023

Great start by #TeamIndia #FIHHockeyWorldCup2023 #INDvsESP https://t.co/REtBBKxTbW

— Prakash Aluru (@iPrakashAluru) January 13, 2023

भारतीय हॉकी टीम को जीत की
तहे दिल से मुबारकबाद।💐💐@TheHockeyIndia#INDvsESP

— Tanvir Chaudhary | 🇮🇳 |तनवीर चौधरी | (@tanvirKLD) January 13, 2023

Amazing win over spain by 2-0. wouldn't have asked for a better start.#dominating_win#INDvsESP#HockeyWorldCup2023 pic.twitter.com/o7rrWnF41Y

— srijan yadav (@srijanyadav693) January 13, 2023

The first success for India came in the 12^th minute of the first quarter when the senior defender Amit Rohidas converted a penalty into a successful goal. India maintained this lead till the second half of the second quarter of the match.

It was the 26^th minute of the match when the 24-year-old young mid-fielder Hardik Singh came up with a stunning field goal and increased India’s lead from 1-0 to 2-0. Although, the hosts also faced a blow in the second quarter when the referee showed a green card to senior midfielder Akashdeep Singh.

However, India maintained their lead of 2-0 unassailable till the time of the last whistle in the match and started their campaign with a thumping win in the tournament.

Now, Harmanpreet’s men will take on England in their second match on Sunday, the 15^th of January in Rourkela.