Ireland lost 3-2 to India in their opening game of the Olympic hockey tournament.
After being down 2-0 at half time, Ireland scored twice in the second half. The first came from John Jermyn but Rupinder Pal Singh soon restored India's two goal advantage.
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Five minutes from the end, Irish hopes were lifted through Conor Harte.
It was a goal which featured a super piece of skill and improvisation from Harte. After a corner, Harte nutmegged an opposition player before getting a fortuitous deflection which allowed him to volley to the net.
An equaliser very nearly came from Ireland at the death when a Shane O'Donoghue flick went just inches past the post.
