Amstelveen, July 15 -- The India A men's hockey team suffered their second consecutive loss on their European tour, losing a close 2-3 match to England in Amstelveen, the Netherlands.

Despite young Indian forwards Maninder Singh and Uttam Singh scoring for India A at Wagener Stadium, the team lost the match to world number 5 England after a close competition.

After the match, India 'A' Coach Shivendra Singh said, as quoted from the press release by Hockey India, "We initially had three really good wins on this tour, and now two really close losses. We knew that as the tour progressed, we would face tougher competition and teams. We are now taking each game as it comes and learning from it as we progress. We still have three games left a...