Kalindi, a Mollymook resident, and Gerringong's Stewart took part in two 2020 FIH Pro League matches against Belgium on the weekend.

They walked away with a wn and a loss and here is a rundown on how they went.

The Hockeyroos, on Saturday, have pulled off a Houdini act to secure a thrilling penalty shootout win over Belgium in their first match of the 2020 FIH Pro League season.

Two goals in the final two minutes, from Edwina Bone and then Kalindi Commerford with seconds left on the clock drew the Hockeyroos level after Belgium had earlier turned around a one goal deficit to lead 3-1 with five minutes to go.

The Hockeyroos then held their nerve to prevail 4-2 in the penalty shootout, goalkeeper Jocelyn Bartram coming up with some clutch saves before Jane Claxton scored the penalty to decide the outcome.

Up against a Belgium team that won both of the teams' Pro League encounters last year, the Hockeyroos had the better of the first half and the home side went ahead in the 21st minute.

Georgia Wilson caused a turnover on the attacking 20 metre line and found Rosie Malone inside the attacking circle. Receiving the pass with her back to goal, Malone took a touch to give herself room and sent a reverse stick shot past Belgian goalkeeper Aisling D'Hooghe.

The score remained 1-0 at half time but three minutes into the third quarter Belgium equalised courtesy of Louise Versavel.

Brooke Peris went inches from restoring the Hockeyroos' advantage but instead it was the Belgians that went into the last quarter in front as straight from Peris' miss, Charlotte Engelbert ghosted totally unchecked into the circle to get on a searching ball from the right to tap home from point blank range.

Belgian captain Barbara Nelen then made it 3-1 in the 55th minute and it looked as though their stranglehold over the Hockeyroos would continue.

But when Bone pulled a goal back with not more than a minute remaining, the Hockeyroos surged forward for one last gasp and Commerford, who has pledged to donate $50 for every goal scored and $100 for every goal she scores this weekend to the bushfire relief in southern NSW, got the slightest deflection with a second to go to make it 3-3.

The subsequent challenge from the Belgians and review of the video umpire who made the decision that the goal would stand just added to the remarkable finish.

"In the second half we almost stopped playing. We weren't committing to execute things but what was pleasing was finding a way to get back into the game," Hockeyroos Head Coach Paul Gaudoin said post match.

"That's something that we're going to need to build on...there will be times you are going well and times when you aren't, so it was pleasing to see the girls get something out of the game.

"Whilst we will acknowledge the fightback and finding a way to win, it won't mask the bigger picture that we have to play better for 60 minutes, take our chances when they come and deny them easy opportunities.

"It was pleasing to find a way to win."

A day after triumphing in similar circumstances, the Hockeyroos lost to Belgium 3-1 in a penalty shootout after scores were locked 1-1 at the end of regulation time in their FIH Pro League match in Sydney on Sunday.

The match was a tale of two halves, separated by a 55 minute weather delay as a thunderstorm swept over Homebush, with Belgium holding the upper-hand until the break.

Louise Versavel had the best chance of the opening quarter but was unable to guide an effort on target, before the Hockeyroos hit the woodwork from a Grace Stewart penalty corner deflection.

Versavel earned the visitors a penalty stroke after being impeded by Gabi Nance while shaping to shoot in the 22nd minute. Called in to replace the injured Ashlee Wells, Rachael Lynch came to the Hockeyroos rescue with an incredible stick save diving to her right to deny Belgium's Tiphaine Duquesne.

As lightning closed in with eighty seconds left until half-time, Australia's defenders had been the busier of the sides with Belgium leading the circle entry count 13-7.

The Hockeyroos came out a different outfit upon the resumption as they started to control the tempo which Belgium had held for much of the first half.

The third term belonged firmly to the world number two hosts and they thought they had the lead when Stewart scrambled a rebound from above her head across the line but, after some initial confusion on review, Australia was only awarded a penalty corner.

Then 24 seconds from three quarter time, Australia broke the deadlock as Gabi Nance deflected home her eighth Hockeyroos goal and first since 2017 after a circle entry from Amy Lawton and a smart assist from Jane Claxton.

But the lead lasted barely two minutes as Duquesne made amends for her earlier effort, her shot managing to find its way under the body of an outstretched Lynch in the 47th minute.

The Hockeyroos finished with a flurry of penalty corners to end with 12 for the match, Brooke Peris narrowly missing a half-chance on the buzzer to send the game to another shootout.

Versavel opened the scoring for Belgium before goalkeeper Aisling D'Hooghe rose off the bench to save Stewart and Nance's efforts.

After Steph Kershaw was unable convert, skipper Jodie Kenny struck truly but it was sandwiched between conversions to Duqesne and captain Barbara Nelen to leave the teams with a penalty shootout victory each over the two matches.

"There is no question we were better in the second half," said Hockeyroos Head Coach Paul Gaudoin.

"A couple of things weren't working early on, so we tweaked a few things and it was pleasing that we came out in the third quarter and dominated the second half."

"We had chances at the end to score but we've got to become more ruthless when we finish."

"These were our first matches of the year so there is time to build and get better, but at the end of the day it is about training hard and translating that into the matches."

"Over the two games there were some really good things and some things where we have to demand more of ourselves individually and collectively, so we're looking forward to playing against Great Britain and testing ourselves against another quality team."

The Hockeyroos are back at Sydney Olympic Park this weekend to take on reigning Olympic gold medallists Great Britain.