Rio de Janeiro: India wasted as many as five penalty corners seconds from the final hooter to go down 1-2 against reigning silver medallist Netherlands and slump to their second defeat in the men’s hockey competition of Rio Olympics on Thursday. The Men in Blue, thus, suffered another heart-breaking defeat after the late loss to reigning Olympic champions Germany in their second Pool B game. India are now placed third in Pool B with six points behind leaders Netherlands (10) and Germany (9). Trailing 1-2 with four minutes left, India withdrew goalkeeper PR Sreejesh for an additional forward and pressed hard for the equaliser. But the match witnessed intense drama in the final seconds as India did not bow out without a fight against the world ranked 2 side.

Source: Mint August 11, 2016 15:22 UTC