Five PCs made for riveting viewing, but the result left India to fight another day. The Netherlands' defence held their nerve to repel whatever India had left in the tank, which led to a harrowing final few moments of the match. Netherlands went ahead 1-0 in the 32nd minute when Rogier Hofman tapped on a rebound, but six minutes later the scores were leveled courtesy a feisty VR Raghunath penalty corner strike. The back line, in particular, was adept at reading the Dutch attack and repeatedly quelled shots at goal.The second half, however, saw a familiar pattern play out. Two brilliant saves from Sreejesh were followed by a converted penalty corner in the 54th minute by Mink van der Weerden.With 2:30 left on the clock, Ramandeep Singh fired in a penalty corner but the ball was lost in the huddle in front of the Dutch goal.

Source: Times of India August 11, 2016 14:48 UTC