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India managed to draw 1-1 against the Netherlands in the last round-robin match on Saturday to establish the final of the Hockey Champions Trophy against Australia.
Mandeep Singh (47th minute) scored for second He placed India, while Thiery Brinkmann (55th) scored for the Netherlands, both teams having finished the round robin phase with respectively eight and seven.
The Netherlands will meet Argentina, Olympic champion Sunday after the South Americans beat Australia 3-1 to take their points to seven – same as the United States. European team. But Argentina is in fourth place because of a lower goal difference. Australia is leading with 10 points
The final will be a rehearsal for the 2016 edition when Australia has taken the best on India via a controversial shootout.
India needed at least one draw against the Dutch to keep the opponent away from the place in the final.
Wishing @TheHockeyIndia Team all the best for tomorrow's final against Australia in Champions Trophy. The whole team played brilliantly to equal the 1-1 game against the Netherlands to finish 2nd in the tournament
– Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) June 30, 2018
Both teams have shown the urgency but India has created a goal He first had the chance to see the young Dilpreet Singh make the right choice to ask for a video reference. The video referee decided in favor of a dangerous ball in India's hitting circle, but the powerful shot of Harmanpreet Singh was brilliantly trimmed by Dutch goalkeeper Sam van der Ven.
Immediately, the local team launched a rapid fire counter. Seve van Ass shooting at goal. But with a healthy PR that continues its exceptional form at the goalpost, the Dutch are struggling to convert.
India won its second penalty, thanks to Dilpreet, but a variation allowed Harmanpreet to pbad the ball to Varun Kumar After Sardar's injection, Varun was unable to get a good push but the Dutch guardian effaced it effortlessly.
India gave three times penalty at halftime, without scoring a goal for both teams. The visitors' defense was compact, very vigilant and once again Sreejesh stood out.
One of his best saves was when Jorrit Croon stole the ball from India's midfielder to throw a fast counter, defending a fleet of Indian defenders their hitting circle just to find a pbad perfect in Thijs van Dam. But his shot was perfectly saved by Sreejesh who remained the focus of India's defense.
With a scoreless display, the third quarter was crucial. The Netherlands dominated with the possession of the ball, making 20 entries in circles and took six shots on goal. While India had only 12 participations in the circle with four shots on goal
the back of India continued to structure itself, with smart defenses while the # India had better coordination with Sunil and Mandeep who were working in tandem with the third quarter.
India, however, opened the fourth quarter with all guns. The efforts earned them their third penalty of the match in the first minute. Although the Harmanpreet ball bounced off the Dutch goalkeeper, Mandeep quickly advanced to put the ball in the goal and allowed his team to take the lead 1-0 in the 47th minute.
Dutch fans rallied their local team with encouraging encouragement. Home support worked with Brinkman who achieved an extraordinary goal by beating Amit Rohidas' block to tie the game.
India needing a draw for the final, it was a defensive tactical battle for them. The Netherlands has increased its pace to counter the Indian defense.
Jeroen Hertzberger was the only one to test the defenders with a superb shot on goal, but Sreejesh's effort averted the threat and Harmanpreet was badured of clarity. But Hertzberger's next attempt was simply unstoppable when he pbaded the ball in front of Sreejesh but the Netherlands lost the score 2-1 thanks to the referees who decided that the free kick just before Hertzberger's shot was not taken according to the rules. 19659002] There was only a little more than a minute for the last shooter, the Dutch won three corners back to back, but India kept the spirits to avoid the danger and seal the match with a 1-1 draw and a place in the final. against Australia.
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