Indian Men’s Hockey Team End Tour of South Africa With 1-5 Loss to Netherlands – News18

Published By: Ritayan Basu

Published By: Ritayan Basu

Last Updated: January 28, 2024, 19:10 IST

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Indian males’s hockey staff misplaced to the Netherlands 1-5 to finish their tour of South Africa.

The Indian males’s hockey staff ended its tour of South Africa with a disappointing 1-5 drubbing by the hands of the Netherlands on Sunday.

Abhishek (39′) scored the lone aim for India whereas Jip Janssen (10′, 28′), Duco Telgenkamp (16′), Tjep Hoedemakers (21′), and Koen Bijen (35′) have been heading in the right direction for the Dutch facet, which is world’s top-ranked staff.

The match started with Netherlands taking an early benefit as Janssen discovered the again of the online within the tenth minute to present his facet the lead.

Despite repeated assaults, India have been unable to cowl the deficit by the tip of the primary quarter.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Telgenkamp (16′) doubled his facet’s lead. Minutes later, Hoedemakers (21′) scored the third aim for the Netherlands, constructing extra strain on India.

Janssen (28′) scored late within the second quarter because the Dutch facet went into halftime with a 4-0 lead.

India started looking for early objectives within the second half, however Bijen (35′) managed to get one other aim for the Netherlands. Abhishek (39′) lastly managed to get a aim again for India because the third quarter completed with India trailing 1-5.

India showcased urgency within the ultimate quarter-hour however the Netherlands defence continued to thwart away any indicators of assaults.

India, too, remained agency of their defence within the final quarter, not permitting any extra objectives on their finish. The match ended with Netherlands sustaining their 5-1 lead.

(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is printed from a syndicated news company feed – PTI)

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