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Match factsSunday, December 18, 2016Start time 6 pm local (1230 GMT)Big PictureBelgiums run to the junior World Cup final this year should come as no surprise to those who have followed the countrys progress in recent years. A runners-up finish for the senior team at the Olympics in 2016 was the culmination of a few impressive performances at global events in recent years, and has elevated the nations world ranking to fifth, at the expense of India. In Lucknow, the characteristic Belgian tenacity was amply in evidence right from the group stages, where they came back from a half-time deficit to beat Netherlands 3-2. Two successful shootouts against Argentina and two-time defending champions Germany now see Belgium in their first ever appearance in the final at their sixth junior World Cup.The team standing in their way are hosts India, who have been in red-hot form since the start of the junior World Cup. India beat Belgium and Germany at the Four Nations Invitational in Valencia, Spain earlier this year to claim the title, and that confidence has been amply in evidence through this campaign as well. With senior international players like goalkeeper Vikas Dahiya, defender Harmanpreet Singh, captain and midfielder Harjeet Singh and striker Mandeep Singh bringing their experience to the fore, India have found a way to get out of tricky situations in matches against South Africa in the league stages, and Spain?and Australia in the knockouts. The only cause for concern is a poor rate of conversion from penalty corners, and that will be something they must correct against a team that is always well-organised in defence.Form guide?(most recent first)Belgium DDWWW?India DWWWWIn the spotlightThe bedrock of the Belgian team is defence, but then they will need penetration upfront and that could come from striker Gregory Stockbroekx, who has only contributed one goal in the 3-0 win over Malaysia in the group stages, thus far. Belgium lost to India in Valencia, but Stockbroekx finished as joint top scorer for the event, also playing a significant role in Hannover where Belgium won a Four Nations event ahead of Germany, Netherlands and Pakistan.Big matches are won by players with big-game temperament, and nobody in the Indian side fits that bill better than Mandeep Singh. The star of the show of the first Hockey India League back in 2013, Mandeep has been a regular for the Indian senior setup, with 23 goals in 61 caps, and an appearance at the senior World Cup in 2014 and the 2016 Champions Trophy against his name. Mandeep is also the joint top-scorer for India -- who have had eight different scorers for their 15 goals in Lucknow -- with penalty-corner specialist Harmanpreet, his three field goals having complemented the latters.Stats and triviaBelgium have had the best defensive record at this junior World Cup, conceding only three goals in their five matches thus far.Getting goals shouldnt be a problem for India, if their past junior World Cup finals are anything to go by - India have eight goals in two matches, including six in the 2001 final, which included a Deepak Thakur hat-trick.Belgium eliminated Germany in the semi-finals via shootout, and it has meant the first time since 2005 that Germany will not feature in the junior World Cup. In fact, it will be just the fourth final in eleven editions without Germany in the final match.Indias joint top scorers are Mandeep Singh and Harmanpreet Singh, with three goals apiece. At least one of them has scored in each match for India, and both scored together against Canada in a 4-0 win in their opening match. For Belgium Henri Raes, Quentin van Lierde and Thomas Verhaijen have been the top scorers with two goals each. None of them has scored in the knockouts, though, where Belgiums only goal came from Victor Wegnez, to equalise against Argentina in the 69th minute.Stats courtesy: BG Joshi Cheap Nike Shoes Canada .In my heart and mind Im competing for India, luge competitor Shiva Keshavan told The Associated Press in an email interview. Every day Im flooded with messages from Indians all over the world telling me they are supporting me. 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Backrower Liam Messam scored a 62nd-minute try and fullback Robbie Robinson added another six minutes later as the Chiefs came from 22-12 down to edge out the Brumbies, who were attempting to win their third Super Rugby crown and first in nine years. Wallabies inside centre Christian Lealiifano scored a try, added the conversion and kicked five penalties to score all of the Brumbies points, guiding them to a 16-9 lead at halftime. But the Brumbies wilted in the last quarter after having played in South Africa in the semifinals last weekend, and the Chiefs became the first back-to-back champions since the Bulls in 2010. The Chiefs played poorly in the first half in the face of a strong, composed and well-organized Brumbies team, which was well prepared by 2007 World Cup-winning Springboks coach Jake White. Though they travelled more than 23,000 kilometres in the two weeks before the match, the Brumbies looked sharp and energetic until the final minutes of the match. Lealiifanos converted try in the last moments of the first half gave the Brumbies a deserved halftime lead, and they were still the better, more constructive team through the first 20 minutes of the second spell. The Chiefs were plagued by errors and struggled to develop the momentum they needed to strongly press the Brumbies defence. But again, in the statistical keynote to their season, they managed to score tries even when deprived of a steady supply of possession. No team in the competition had less ball throughout the season and none scored more tries. Messam, from an attacking scrum, then Robinson from an opportunistic midfield break, scored tries that turned the match in the Chiefs favour. The champions edged ahead with Aaron Crudens conversion of Robinsons try, then made their lead five points with another penalty to Cruden eight minutes from fulltime. That was just enough to allow them to hold out the Brumbies frantic finish and set up a cacophony of cow bells, the instruments with which fans in this dairy farming region signal their approval. "It was tough," said Messam, the Chiefs co-captain who won the man-of-the-match award. "We had to grind it out and really play for 80 minutes. The Brumbies really took it to us, and I was proud of the boys that we didnt get frustrated and managed to get the win. "They frustrate the heck out of you and get points. We needed cool heads going into the second half, and we came home strong." Lealliifano scored the first points in the fifth minute after flanker Peter Kimlin broke strongly out of defence on a long run that forced the Chiefs to scramble back in defence.dddddddddddd Lealiifano added another more testing penalty two minutes later from 35 metres and a wide angle. Cruden missed a chance to reduce the margin from a penalty in the 19th minute, and Lealiifano soon kicked his third goal. "They matched us tonight and congratulations to them," Lealiifano said. "I was hoping (the Brumbies try) would be a bit of a match-turner. "But the Chiefs came back and kept fighting and fighting and the same with our boys. We stuck in their right to the end, but just couldnt come up with the result." Cruden kicked penalties in the 23rd, 26th and 32nd minutes to bring the teams level at 9-9 only 12 minutes after the Brumbies had enjoyed a 9-0 lead. From a Chiefs lineout in the 39th minute, Lealiifano swept onto a loose pass, claimed an intercept and dashed more than 30 metres through tattered defence to score a try that was upheld on review. After halftime, Lealiifano kicked his fourth penalty and fifth goal of the night to make the score 19-9. Cruden replied almost immediately, adding his fourth penalty but the Chiefs remained largely rudderless. The Brumbies attacked strongly and winger Clive Rathbone sawed through the Chiefs defence after seizing a short kick by Jesse Mogg in the 54th. Rathbone was brought down a meter from the line and, though the Brumbies carried the ball over the line from an ensuing ruck, they were unable to ground the ball. They led 22-12 after Lealifano kicked his fifth penalty. Then the Chiefs rally began. They wheeled an attacking scrum and Messam dashed drove low though the Brumbies goal-line defence for a try that cut the lead to 22-17. Six minutes later, Bundee Aki broke through the defence with a strong midfield run. He was brought down just inside the 22 but the Chiefs quickly won the ball and moved it for Robinson to weave through and score. Cruden converted to give the Chiefs their first lead of the match at 24-22. He added a penalty - his sixth goal from 10 attempts - two minutes later to make the lead 27-22. The Brumbies needed to score a try to win the match and, though they tried desperately they were held out by tenacious Chiefs defence. "Were extremely proud of this group," Brumbies captain Ben Mowen said. "One thing that has been evident right from the start is that every challenge you put in front of them, they take it head on. "Although we fell short, we fell short to a very good Chiefs side." ' ' '