India Beat Netherlands 4-3 (FIH Image)
India exhibited immense resilience to qualify for the Semi-Finals the place they may tackle Germany on the 14th of December.
The Indian Junior Men’s Hockey crew produced a spectacular show of grit and character to beat the Netherlands 4-3 in a thrilling Quarter Finals of the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup Malaysia 2023 after trailing 0-2 at half-time and three-2 in the third quarter.
In a match that lived as much as the billing of a Quarter Final encounter between world no.3 India and world no.4 Netherlands, India exhibited immense resilience to qualify for the Semi-Finals the place they may tackle Germany on the 14th of December.
The Netherlands set the ball rolling early in the primary quarter with a penalty nook conversion from Timo Boers (5’). Despite the Indian facet taking part in a stable defence, Pepijn van der Heijden (16’) scored for the Netherlands in the second quarter via one other penalty nook conversion taking their result in 2-0 at half-time.
India got here again strongly in the third quarter with a aim from Aditya Lalage (34’) assisted by Araijeet Singh Hundal. Two minutes later Araijeet scored the equalizer for India with a penalty stroke. The India colts saved the strain on the Dutch however they managed yet one more penalty nook that was transformed by Olivier Hortensius (44’) late in the third quarter because the Dutch snatched a slender lead of 1 aim on the finish of the third quarter.
With lower than ten minutes remaining, the Indians raised the tempo of their recreation and it proved fruitful as Sourabh Anand Kushwaha (52’) discovered the again of the web off a rebound following a sensible assault to get the rating studying 3-3. Another alternative for a penalty nook conversion was created, this time in favour of India they usually made full use of it with Captain Uttam Singh (57’) scoring to place India forward with simply three minutes left. With simply a couple of minutes left on the clock, the strain was on the Dutch to equalize.
India colts victory was backed by a grand present of character to carry off strain from the Dutch facet, and the cynosure of India’s defence was Rohit who was exhausting to breach – as he blocked away six successive PCs in the ultimate quarter guaranteeing India emerge victorious. He was awarded participant of the match for his efforts.
India will play Germany in the primary semi-closing on Thursday, 14th December at 1530hrs IST.
