Indian men hockey eam lost 1-2 to Netherlands in the last build up match played at the Hague, in The Netherlands on Saturday. The Terry Walsh-coached Indian team started off nicely and scored the first goal of the match in the 2nd minute of the match. Rupinder Pal Singh successfully converted a penalty corner and helped India to take a lead of 1-0.
In the second half, both the teams played really well and defended strongly. It was in the 46th minute Micro Pruyser scored the first goal for Netherlands through penalty corner to level the score to 1-1. and later in the 67th minute, Tristan Alegra scored the second goal for Netherlands and ended the game with 1-2 on the scoreboard.
Results
India: 1 (Rupinder Pal Singh (2 min). Netherlands: 2 (Micro Pruyser (46 min), Tristan Alegra (67 min)
Eves pocket series
The series already in their pocket, Indian eves round off their Ireland tour with a 2-2 draw against the home team in the third and final hockey Test in Dublin.
While India's Chan Chan Devi scored both the goals for India on Friday, Anna O'Flanagan found the back of the net twice for the hosts.
It was Ireland who broke the deadlock in the seventh minute through O'Flanagan.
India drew in the 31st minute through Chan Chan Devi to go into the breather locked at 1-1.
Results
India: 2 Chan Chan Devi 31st) vs Ireland: 2 (Anna O'Flanagan (7, 64 min).