The Netherlands completes a grand double against India in FIH Pro League
The Netherlands was quick to put behind its humiliating 2-1 loss to Australia a day earlier to complete a grand double of wins against India in the FIH Pro League at Eindhoven on Saturday. The Netherlands won 3-2. It had earlier beaten India 4-1.
Hardik Singh, who led India in the absence of Harmanpreet Singh, had a great game but could not help his side salvage a point in its penultimate game of the current edition of the FIH Pro League.
Sanjay, playing his fifth international, and Gurjant Singh were scorers for India against young and new look Dutch side.
Interestingly, two of the three goals came from players who made their international debut in the first match against India early this year. And for Duco Tegenkamp, it was a dream come true. After scoring the last two goals in the 4-1 win in the first match, he scored the first goal for his team to complete a hat trick of goals against India. He scored the fourth goal also, off a penalty corner, in the 14 minute but it was later disallowed after Indians protested.
Another debutant in the current series, Boris Burkhardt, too scored again. This time he accounted for the second goal for his team. Tjep Hoedmaker scored from a penalty corner to complete the tally for the home team.
In fact, the young Dutch team was looking for redemption after its heavy loss to Australia a day earlier, and it got in its immediate next match. The home team was first to score. Sheldon Schouten hit an attacking ball into the circle which found its way through traffic to Duco Telgenkamp to tap it in from the back post.
Telgenkamp was in action again, finding the back of the net off a penalty corner rebound. But a Dutch backstick before Telgenkamp’s strike meant the goal was disallowed.
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