India vs Netherlands FIH Hockey Pro League 2nd leg Highlights: India lose, Netherlands clinch title

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FIH Hockey Pro League India vs Netherlands: Harmanpreet Singh converted a penalty corner in the final seconds of the match to help a resilient India fight back and hold the Netherlands to a 2-2 draw in the FIH Hockey Pro League. However, the hosts picked a bonus point from a 4-1 shootout win with their experienced goalkeeper Pirmin Blaak keeping the Indian attackers at bay. In the shoot-out, the Netherlands scored among others via Bijen Koen, and Jonas De Geus while Harmanpreet Singh and Abhishek failed in their attempts for India. Vivek Sagar Prasad scored the only goal for India in the shoot-out. The Olympic bronze medallists India will meet the Netherlands in their last league match on Sunday and will be hoping to win it and consolidate their position in the standings.

19 June 2022

21:49 IST

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21:46 IST

Netherlands are Champions!

Full Time

NED 2-1 IND

Netherlands are the champions! They needed 3 points today to be crowned champions and they have done it. They move to 36 points with 2 games to go against Spain next week. Belgium and India finish 2nd and 3rd with 35 and 30 points respectively.

— International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) June 19, 2022

21:36 IST

India lose 2-1 to Netherlands!

And that's the title for the Dutch as well.  

21:27 IST

PC for Netherlands!

Two back to back PCs for 10-man Netherlands but not converted, great run by Manpreet, deny Janssen's the chance on both the occasions. Less than 7 mins remaining in the game. 

India 1-2 Netherlands

21:24 IST

PC for India!

Akashdeep shot lands on the foot of the Dutch player, PC given. But what a save from Visser again as he avoids the goal and India miss another chance to score the equalised. 

India 1-2 Netherlands in Q4 

21:21 IST

Q4 begins!

Pawan comes back again in front of the goal as Sreejesh is off. 

India 1-2 Netherlands in Q4 

21:17 IST

GOALL!

PC for Netherlands and they have converted it, Croon runs in and deflects the ball right in front of the goal. Sreejesh could not do much there.

End of Q3 and Netherlands are leading 2-1 vs India

21:13 IST

PC for India!

A good attempt by Harmanpreet but no conversion and India miss another chance.

India 1-1 Netherlands

21:07 IST

Gurjant gets a yellow card and he is off

He is off the turf for 5 minutes as both teams still look for their second goal. 

India 1-1 Netherlands in Q3, 4 minutes to go. 

20:58 IST

Second half begins and India on front foot

India on the front foot again to begin the second half. They look to find a way into the circle through side to side interplay between Manpreet and Harmanpreet. No opening yet.

India 1-1 Netherlands

20:58 IST

Good gesture by Indian embassy in Netherlands!

Cheering for Team India __

Great to meet the Indian Men`s Hockey Team before their match with the Netherlands in Rotterdam.

Chak De! India. #HockeyIndia #FIHProleague pic.twitter.com/fB2p15Ssvn

— IndiainNetherlands (@IndinNederlands) June 19, 2022

20:43 IST

PCs for India

Four back to back penalty corners for India but none converted. High tempo hockey on the turf, comes to a halt as half time is called. 

India 1-1 Netherlands

20:37 IST

PC for Netherlands

But a brilliant save by Pawan. Rebound falls to Netherlands. The second shot hits the post and comes back out! Netherlands look for another shot. But Surrender clears!

India 1-1 Netherlands in Q2

20:32 IST

Sreejesh is off! Pawan in charge of the goal!

And India have a Penalty Stroke. 

Harmanpreet steps up to take this but Visser has saved it! He guessed the right way and Harmanpreet's shot lacks the usual power and it's saved.

India 1-1 Netherlands in Q2

20:29 IST

End of Q1!

Netherlands started off shakily but they made quick ammends and came back strongly to score the equaliser. They dominated the game since then. India need to up the game quickly here. 

India 1-1 Netherlands 

20:22 IST

PC for Netherlands!

But they don't convert it. Brinkman takes it, but Rohidas closes down the space and gets a deflection that takes it away from the goal. Good running by the Indian captain.

India 1- 1 Netherlands

20:17 IST

GOAL!

And Netherlands score the equaliser. 

Jansen with an absolute screamer. Its high and powerful. Perfectly placed between Sreejesh and the post defender. Very, very difficul to stop these, almost impossible. 

India 1-1 Netherlands

20:13 IST

India on the attack again!

Men In Blue in the circle again. They have 3 men around the keeper, but it's Wortelboer who steals the ball before a shot can be attempted. That was a big chance for India!

India 1-0 Netherlands

20:12 IST

GOALLL!

No time to breathe as India strike, in the first 30 seconds, Abhishek it is, lovely stick work, breaches defence and enters the D, shoots it into the nets. The Dutch are shell shocked. 

India 1-0 Netherlands

20:06 IST

The national anthems are done. The build up is simply brilliant as Netherlands fans are clapping continuously. Blue of India vs Orange of Netherlands begin...

19:58 IST

We need to improve and do better, said Manpreet after loss in last night's contest vs Netherlands!

Here's what Manpreet Singh of @TheHockeyIndia had to say after his team's loss in the shoot-out against Netherlands yesterday. pic.twitter.com/rXYIrS3joQ

— International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) June 19, 2022

19:25 IST

All to play for

This Indian team is different than the past teams. They don't give up easily even if they are down by margin of goals in the last quarter. The fight and hunger match the fitness levels. To win the title, they need to first win today's contest and then hope other results go their way too. 

FIH update is that an outright win for Netherlands today will make it impossible for Belgium and India to catch up with them in this season.

19:23 IST

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