FIH Pro Hockey League 2021/22 Leg 2: Indian men’s team finish third

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 The Indian men’s hockey ended the FIH Pro Hockey League journey with a narrow loss to the Netherlands in the 2nd leg played at Rotterdam on Sunday.

It was an ideal start for the Indian team as Abhishek broke through the Dutch defense and put into a goal in the 1st minute itself. The Netherlands came back strongly with a brilliant drag-flick goal by Jansen in the 7th minute to level the match. The Netherlands put enough pressure on the Indian defense. P Sreejesh was simply sensational producing brilliant saves. It was an amazing game by both teams as the first quarter ended at 1-1.

The second quarter saw P Sreejesh did not take part as a goalkeeper. India was awarded a penalty stroke as Harmanpreet Singh’s shot was weak enough the Netherlands goalkeeper saved the shot. The Netherlands showed great attacking skills as the Indian defense conceded lots of penalty corners. Pawan made some brilliant saves to deny the Netherlands the lead. The Indian team had 4 shots on goal due to PCS but did not yield any results. At the end of the first half, the scores remained 1-1.

P Sreejesh returned for India as a goalkeeper. It was a dull period of play for both teams to maintain the possession. In the dying moments of the third quarter, Croon deflects the shot into a goal in the 45th minute to give the Netherlands a 2-1 lead.

The fourth quarter began well for the Indian team with a penalty corner. Netherlands goalkeeper Visser make a stunning save to deny Manpreet. The Netherlands kept the pressure on the Indian defense but could not yield any results. Both teams had chances of goals with penalty corners but could not do it. At the end of the fourth quarter, the match ended with the Netherlands winning the match by 2-1.

India finished the FIH Pro Hockey 2021/22 season in third place. They played some brilliant hockey giving top nations like Belgium, Argentina, and the Netherlands tough times. Netherlands became the 2021/22 FIH Pro Hockey Champion.









India finish third in the FIH Pro Hockey League 2021/22 season. 

 

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