Amtelveen (Netherlands), June 7 -- The Indian Men's Hockey Team went down 1-2 against the Netherlands in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2024/25 (Men's) at the Wagener Hockey Stadium here
on Saturday.
India's Captain Harmanpreet Singh (19') gave them the lead in a fiercely contested battle before Thijs van Dam (29', 58') registered a brace for Netherlands. The encounter marked India's first fixture of the Netherlands leg of FIH Hockey Pro League 2024/25 (Men's).
India began the encounter on a strong note, dominating possession with crisp passing despite Netherlands' high press. While the first eight minutes didn't yield any real threats on goal from either side, India's best opportunity of the day arose, when they won the ball in the Dutch cir...