FIH Pro League HIGHLIGHTS: India loses 2-3 against Netherlands

Netherlands has held on to their slender lead and have done the double ove India. Clinical performance from the Dutch despite India holding a superior 57% possesion

Rohidas gets the ball from the PC, he flicks it inside and it gets deflected away. India opts for a video referral as the players think the deflection came of the legs. Video evidence says otherwise and India loses a review!

Penalty corner for India as Netherlands played its free kick after the whistle, a successful referral for the men in blue as well. A last shot at an equaliser for India!

As a desparate attempt Abhishek charges forward near the circle and puts it in towards Mandeep but it gets cleared away. India has opted for a referral. The decision stays as there is no concrete evidence. India will retain its review

Time running out for the men in blue as they try to penetrate the defense as much as possible but have failed to do anything significant. Meanwhile, the Dutch are taking things slow, not attacking unnecessarily and have been compact with their defense

Quick counter from India as Vivek breaks free and runs into the opposite half and finds Lalit on the left but the latter gets tackled

Netherlands’ final third gets crowded as both the sides fight for possession on the right. But a deft move from Timo ends India’s attack

Jarmanpreet, from a tight angle on the left, tried to slot it to the far corner but a wonderful reflex save from Meijer keeps the danger away

Identical attack from India. Sanjay from outside the box, slaps one in the direction of Mandeep, who collects it perfectly but gets intercepted

CHANCE! Good pickup from Sanjay inside the circle as he finds Mandeep. The latter tries to shoot but Miejer saves it

Hoedemakers gets yellow carded and he has to be off the pitch for five minutes!

PC for Netherlands. Horst Jair gets the ball and tries to flick it past Pathak but the keeper saves it

Gurjant scores 21 seconds into the quarter as India pulls one back!! Superb pass from Lalit into the D

The Dutch have made up for their complacency in the second quarter with two goals this time around. The men in blue are on the backfoot and it will take a lot more than what they did in the last 15 minutes to overturn their deficit

Hoedemakers doubles the lead for the home side! The Dutch have been lethal this quarter and these two goals are the culmination of their constant efforts

Burkhardt Boris scores as Netherlands take the lead!! Luke’s long pass eluded the Indian defense and Burkhardt finds space on the bottom corner to slot it home!

Abhishek yet again leads the attack. This time on the right as he dribbles past three defenders before getting intercepted by Horst Jair

Jarmanpreet tries to flick a long ball inside the final third but Jasper gets in the way and deflects it

The ball comes into the D towards Lalit, who was all set to tap it in, but the Indian fails to control the ball

Jarmapreet scored for India but an obstruction by Rohidas inside the D cancels his goal out! A harsh decision from the referee..

PC for India as Horst Jair’s legs came inbetween his stick and the ball.

Sumit with an important tackle inside the circle as the Dutch ambushed the men in blue. Sumit’s interception was vital in stopping the Orange outfits from running away with a goal

India gets the ball rolling. A wonderful lofted ball came from Hardik towards Abishek, who couldn’t control it as the ball goes blazing past him

It’s all square at half-time!

Skipper Hardik leads the charge for India as he ran past a couple of defenders and gets the ball near the circle. But Van Dam rises up for the occasion to clear it away

Indian defense is tested yet again as the Dutch crowd the circle. Tijmen gets the ball inside the circle but his shot gets blocked. Cleared finally

Lalit gets intercepted on the right as he looked to cross it inside the circle. He argues with the referee for a foul but the official thinks otherwise and says play on

Shamsher loses posession on the left as Sheldon cuts him off with an impressive tackle

Sumit gets hit off a shot from Telgenkamp. The Indian is in agony as the ball hit his thumb. He is subbed off

Superb counter from Abishek as he broke free and took the ball near the edge of the circle. Joep matched the Indian’s speed to cut him off

INDIA EQUALISES! Lovely lofted ball came inside the circle, Gurjeet receives it, shoots but it’s deflected but Sanjay taps it into an open goal to restore parity

Gurpreet loses possession but a free kick is awarded for India due to a rash challenge on him

Some back tracking from the Dutch straightaway as they look to play lofted balls that has helped them so far.

Netherlands has dominated throughout the quarter and are going into the break with a one-goal cushion. Telgenkamp opened the scoring to give the Dutch an early lead and almost scored another but referral turned his goal down. Netherlands has also been lethal with its attack with an impressive number of circle penetrations as well.

Penalty corner for Netherlands. AND IT’S TWO FOR NETHERLANDS. TELGENKAMP AGAIN!But it’s an umpire referral. NO GOAL. The goal came off his back stick

Mandeep starts an attack as he finds Abishek inside the circle but the ball travels faster than he forward

Chance! Boris gets the ball inside the circle and it was just him and Sreejesh standing between him and a goal. But he tried to flick it and it goes just wide

Vivek gets an important interception as Netherlands looked threatening. Joep initiated an attack from his half with a long pass towards Telgenkamp but Vivek’s proactive interception keeps him at bay

Telgenkamp gives an early lead for Netherlands! Sreejesh dives to his right but a clever tap from a tight angle beats him

First attack from the Dutch as they progress into the final third but Jarmanpreet’s interception proves vital as the the attack gets broken

India is without its skipper Harmanpreet Singh this time and it’s the first time ever in this tournament that he’s been rested. Will be intersting to see how the Indians will manage without a leader like him with a strong presence

Amit drags it and it gets deflected outside for another corner. Amit yet again at the goal, a drag flick this time as well, on to the right top corner but the goalkeeper saves it

Germanpreet comes into the circle as India starts its first attack and that’s a penalty corner for India

The Netherlands in an all orange kit gets the match underway. The Dutch have a point to prove today, as they are coming on the back of a humiliating 2-7 loss against Australia last evening

Both the teams have made their way into the middle and it is now time for national anthems. India’s anthem plays first. It’s a full house in Eindhoven and the crowd has been behind the Dutch and understandably so

The Dutch dominated the reverse fixture and won 4-1 against the men in blue. Netherlands also hold a superior head-to-head stats, winning 7 compared to India’s four wins in the 15 times they’ve met so far.

The FIH Pro League match between Netherlands and India can be live streamed on FanCode app on subscription basis.

India will take on Netherlands in the second European leg of the FIH Pro League on Saturday in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

The Harmanpreet Singh-led India moved to the top of league standings with a commanding 3-0 win over Argentina while Netherlands is languishing at the bottom of the table with just two wins in six matches.