India go down to Holland
India began their campaign at the BDO Hamburg Masters hockey tournament on a disappointing note, losing 3-6 to world number three Holland at Hamburg, Germany, on Friday night.
India will next play world number two and Olympic champions Germany, who beat Japan 5–3 in the other match.
The continuous pressure by the Dutch forwards yielded results in the ninth minute when de Voogd scored in the ninth minute from a Verga cross.
Eight minutes later, Kemperman cashed in on a pass from a turnover in the Indian midfield to make it 2–0.
India, however, reduced the margin in the next minute from their first short corner when captain Mahadik slotted the home to the Dutch goalkeeper’s left with a carpet flick.
But Holland hit back in the 22nd and 34th minutes with goals from Hertzburger and Vermeulen to go into the breather with a 4-1 lead.
Eight minutes into the second half, India pulled another back when drag-flciker Sandeep Singh scored from their second penalty corner. But India’s comeback hopes were dashed when Mink ven der Weerden made it 5-2 in the 46th minute from Holland’s third penalty corner.
Ravi Pal then scored in the 52nd minute to make it 5-3 and give India glimmer of a hope.
Holland’s Jonker scored in the 60th minute to pocket three points.
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