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In an entertaining final, Belgium bushed India 1-0 successful a closely-fought brushwood to assistance the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup successful Malaysia connected Sunday (November 30, 2025).
India were forced to settee for a silver, acknowledgment to Thibeau Stockbroekx's lone extremity of the lucifer successful the 34th minute.
This is Belgium's maiden Sultan Azlan Shah rubric and lone their 2nd quality successful the event.
Unfortunately for India, who were coming into this lucifer aft a high-scoring 14-3 triumph against Canada connected Saturday (November 29, 2025), they couldn't person the 3 punishment corners.
While Jugraj Singh, Amit Rohidas and Sanjay person been palmy successful the PC onslaught during this tournament, they could not bushed the Belgian defence.
This was India’s 2nd decision successful this tourney aft losing 2-3 to the European powerhouse successful the league stage.
There were aggravated midfield battles and with experienced stars similar Manpreet Singh and Hardik Singh rested for the tournament, the onus was connected the younger batch who did good to support constrictive margins.
Both teams displayed tactical game, with Belgium starting connected a amended enactment done amended shot possession. Their onslaught troubled the Indian defence from some flanks, and adjacent forced a mates of crisp saves from the Indian goalkeeper.
Though determination were 2 aboriginal PCs for Belgium, India did good to support them astatine bay.
India took a portion to settee into the lucifer portion Belgium made them enactment successful the midfield to power the play.
With 0-0 astatine fractional time, Belgium shifted momentum and enactment India nether pressure.
The Indians resorted to precocious property and accrued their ellipse entries but could not out-smart Belgian defence successful the 3rd 4th too.
Meanwhile, Stockbroekx's extremity successful the 34th infinitesimal enactment India nether the pump.
The last 4th saw India marque hopeless attempts to level scores but Belgium's operation held beardown and ran down the timepiece to seal the win.
