FIH Hockey Men's Olympic Qualifiers 2019: India v Russia 2nd leg live commentary, updates, highlights and results

That's it from us here - after what has been a momentous evening for Indian hockey - this is Subhashish signing off - stay with Sportskeeda for all the Latest Sports News and Updates. Good Night!!

FT: 🇮🇳 7-1 🇷🇺

Teamwork makes the dream work. Tokyo, here we come! ✈️🇯🇵#IndiaKaGame #INDvRUS #RoadToTokyo #Tokyo2020 #KalingaKalling #GiftOfHockey pic.twitter.com/VvVe1MvIxo
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) November 2, 2019

THE RUSSIANS BEGAN FROM WHERE THEY HAD LEFT OFF YESTERDAY WITH A GOAL IN THE VERY FIRST MINUTE THAT PROPELLED THE HOSTS INTO ACTION - BUT THE INDIANS STAMPED THEIR DOMINANCE AS THE MATCH PROGRESSED DESPITE SOME BRAVE RESISTANCE FROM THE VISITORS

THE EIGHT-TIME GOLD MEDALISTS WILL BE AT TOKYO 2020 - SUNIL GETS THE PLAYER OF THE MATCH AWARD - RUPINDER REGAINS HIS MAGIC TOUCH WITH THE PCs SCORING A BRACE

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL FOR GRAHAM REID AND HIS TEAM WHO WILL JOIN SJOERD MARIJNE AND THE INDIAN EVES AT THE TOKYO OLYMPICS NEXT YEAR

FULL-TIME: INDIA 7 - RUSSIA 1 (11-3)

ODISHA BOY AMIT ROHIDAS GETS HIS NAME ON THE SCORESHEET - THE CROWD ERUPTS AT THE KALINGA STADIUM

59' ONE LAST FORAY - AKASHDEEP TO HIS SKIPPER - MANPREET TO RAMANDEEP IN THE CIRCLE - INDIA HAVE A PC

INDIA 6 - RUSSIA 1 (10-3)

58' The Indians earn a PC - Ramandeep to push - RUPINDER SCORES HIS SECOND OFF A PC!!

56' The match being played at a snail's pace - as the Russians up the ante - Kuraev sprints down the pitch but runs into a Blue wall!!!

54' The Russians are a man down - but the Indians in no great hurry to advance

GAFAROV HAS HAD AN INCREDIBLE RUN IN THE QUALIFIERS - STOPS HARMANPREET'S LOW FLICK

52' HARMANPREET IS CHARGED DOWN BY GAFAROV - LALIT EARNS A PC FOR INDIA

49' The Russians not giving an inch - but the floodgates have opened up for the Indians - SV Sunil is helped off the pitch by Andrew MacDonald

INDIA 5 - RUSSIA 1 (9-3)

48' INDIA HAVE A PC - GUESS WHO SCORES AFTER A LONG LONG WAIT - IT'S THE TOWERING RUPINDER PAL SINGH!!!

INDIA 4 - RUSSIA 1 (8-3)

47' NILAKANTA GETS HIS NAME ONTO THE SCORESHEET - A POWERFUL STRIKE FROM THE RIGHT OF THE CIRCLE BEATS THE RUSSIAN GOALIE ALL ENDS UP!!

BARRING AN ABSOLUTE MIRACLE, THE INDIAN MEN WILL BE MAKING IT TO TOKYO DESPITE SOME ERRATIC FINISHING AND RATHER EXCESSIVE INDIVIDUAL PLAY - MIRACLE FOR THE RUSSIANS THAT IS - BUT HAVENT THEY BEEN GRITTY!!

END OF Q3: INDIA 3 - RUSSIA 1 (7-3)

43' The Red Shirts holed up in a corner - but Ramandeep is wayward yet again as he skies one off a witty back pass from Mandeep

41' Amit Rohidas - brilliant in defence as he gets a vital touch to stop a dangerous through-ball

40' Vivek brings down Rupinder's long overhead - the Indians fail to get the ball into the circle

39' Lepeshkin is shadowed by Birendra Lakra who does not allow the Russian space to take a shot in the Indian circle

38' Ramandeep's shot is off-target - Akashdeep and Lalit combine well but fail to get the final pass to one of their own

37' Loganov finds the back of the net from outside the D - Nilakanta fails to latch on to Akashdeep's stinging cross from the left

35' THE RUSSIANS HAVE A GOLDEN CHANCE BUT SKIPERSKIY SENDS THE BALL SAILING WAY OVER THE UPRIGHT

33' Sunil's pace brings the crowd to their feet but the stalwart fails to find Akashdeep down the center

32' The Indians begin with a canter - Mandeep and Simranjeet try a quick one-two in the Russian circle - fail to make it count

HT: 🇮🇳 3-1 🇷🇺

A magnificent showcase of skills and teamwork by our #MenInBlue in the First Half! 👏#IndiaKaGame #INDvRUS #RoadToTokyo #Tokyo2020 #KalingaKalling #GiftOfHockey pic.twitter.com/7xzRnWy04V
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) November 2, 2019

"A BIT OF BOLLYWOOD WE SAW - BUT WE NEED TO KEEP IT SIMPLE" SAYS GRAHAM REID AS THE INDIANS ATTEMPT TO PLAY TO THE GALLERIES AT KALINGA

THE INDIANS MAY NOT BE AT THEIR VERY BEST - BUT HAVE POSSIBLY DONE ENOUGH TO PLAY THE RUSSIANS OUT OF THE GAME - OR HAVE THEY???

IT AIN'T OVER TILL IT'S OVER - AS WE WITNESSED IN THE WOMEN'S GAME SO GRAHAM REID WILL NO DOUBT BE ASKING HIS BOYS TO KEEP THEIR FEET ON THE PEDAL!!!

HALF-TIME: INDIA 3 - RUSSIA 1 (7-3)

29' The Russians have a man-advantage but fail to score a second after a crisp move down the center

INDIA 3 - RUSSIA 1 (7-3)

28' STAND AND DELIVER - INCREDIBLE STRIKE FROM AKASHDEEP WHO MAKES IT LOOK SO VERY TRIVIAL INDEED!!! GOALLLLL!!

28' MANDEEP ANGLES ONE BACK IN FROM THE LEFT - TO NO AVAIL - BUT HARDIK PICKS UP A YELLOW!!!

27' The Indians lose their referral as the umpire had played advantage - Manpreet fails to pick one up in the D one more time

26' THE SKIPPER FLUFFS HIS LINES AT THE GOALMOUTH - THE INDIANS WANT A PC!

LALIT IT APPEARS HAS BEEN CREDITED WITH THE GOAL - AND NOT AKASHDEEP - IN ANY CASE THE INDIANS HAVE A THREE-GOAL LEAD ON AGGREGATE

Making his 100th International appearance La-LIT! 💯👏@lalithockey scores a brace! 🇮🇳

IND 2-1 RUS#IndiaKaGame #INDvRUS #RoadToTokyo #Tokyo2020 #KalingaKalling #GiftOfHockey pic.twitter.com/SAqx3Ero1f
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) November 2, 2019

24' SV SUNIL IN ACTION - GREAT SPEED BUT NO GREAT POWER IN THE SHOT AS GAFAROV BLOCKS THIS ONE

INDIA 2 - RUSSIA 1 (6-3)

GAFAROV PADS THE FLICK AWAY - AKASHDEEP DEFLECTS THE BALL INTO THE BACK OF THE NET - GOALLLLL!!!

22' THE RUSSIANS PROTEST BUT INDIA HAVE A PC!

21' The Indians retreat hurriedly and mop up - Lalit thrills the galleries with a foray from the left - fails to get going in the attacking circle

20' SOBOLEVSKIY BACK IN THE INDIAN CIRCLE - THWARTED THIS TIME AROUND!!

19' The Indians unable to advance down the right - slip the ball across the pitch - Akashdeep tries to engineer a PC down the left - takes a tumble in the process!

INDIA 1 - RUSSIA 1 (5-3)

18' LALIT DEFLECTS ONE HOME OFF AN ASSIST FROM HARDIK - GOALLLLL!!

16' The Indians try a series of verticals - but fail to advance as the Red Shirts crowd the midfield