India beat Ireland 3-2 in Rio opener
Rupinder Pal Singh (27th and 49th) and V.R. Raghunath (15th minute) shined for the Indian side as they scored three goals to giver India a chance to script a strong start to their campaign.
Ireland managed to reduce the deficit as John Jermyn (45th), Conor Harte (55th) slipped in two goals.
India managed their first victory in a Olympic hockey match after 12 years.
Image: Hockey India Twitter page
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