India's Hockey World Cup campaign ends with defeat to Netherlands

Defeat for India’s Hockey Team in World Cup

India got defeated by Netherlands with 2-1 in the quarter-finals of the 2018 Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar.

India's fantasies of lifting the Hockey World Cup following 43 years were broken when they went down battling against the Netherlands in the quarter-finals in Bhubaneswar on Thursday.

An all around oiled Indian unit had raised the expectations of making the elimination rounds out of the blue since 1975 however the Dutch side broke a million hearts by digging out from a deficit to thump out the hosts 2-1in the last-eight conflict.

India led the pack in the twelfth moment through Akashdeep Singh before Thierry Brinkman drew equality for Netherlands five seconds previously the finish of the principal quarter at the Kalinga Stadium.

After a hard-battled second from last quarter, Netherlands scored the victor in the 50th moment when Mink van der Weerden changed over a punishment corner.

The thrashing finished India's for some time valued dream of lifting the trophy just for the second time after its solitary triumph in 1975 at Kuala Lumpur. Youthful players left the contribute with tears their eyes.

It was a pivotal event for India to revamp history books following 43 years as they had never fit the bill for the semi-finals of the World Cup after 1975.

The Netherlands played like genuine warriors and didn't offer a bit of leeway to the Indians after the difference in finishes.

The Dutch had the main shot at the objective in the eleventh moment yet Jeroen Hertzberger invert hit went only wide of the Indian objective.

India's first genuine scoring opportunity came in the twelfth moment when they were granted a punishment corner and the hosts did not give up the shot as Akashdeep scored from a bounce back after Harmanpreet Singh's underlying flick was spared by German goalkeeper Pirmin Blaak.

Kothajit Singh delivered an outstanding execution for India at the back as he denied the Dutch on various events with opportune capture attempts.

Be that as it may, at the stroke of the principal quarter, Netherlands drew level when Brinkman got the faintest of redirection to beat Indian overseer PR Sreejesh from a long ball from outside the cirle.

A little ways from the principal half, India came tantalizingly close from reestablishing their lead by Nilkanata shot wide from a bounce back after Akashdeep's avoidance was warded off by Blaak before the German objective.

Four minutes into the second half, Akshdeep had a brilliant opportunity to reestablish India's lead however his invert hit from a long bundle of Harmanpreet Singh cruised over the Dutch objective.

Before long Netherlands anchored two consecutive punishment corners yet the Indians shielded forcefully to impede the risk.

In the 48th moment, Simranjeet Singh's fine stick work in the correct flank went futile as Akashdeep neglected to achieve his go with just the Dutch goalie to beat.

The Dutch turned out with an arrangement in the final quarter and didn't give India any breathing space into their bastion.

The Indians thought that it was hard to develop assaults as the Dutch focused on tight men checking.

A little ways from the last hooter Netherlands anchored their fourth punishment corner and Van der Weerden found the back of the net past Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, who had a conventional competition according to his standard.

Frantic for the equalizer, the Indians hurled numbers forthright and it proved to be fruitful when Chinglensana Singh earned their second punishment corner yet Dutch goalkeeper Blaak made twofold spare to deny Harmanpreet.

Looking for a match-sparing objective, India pull back goalkeeper Sreejesh for an additional player however the move didn't pay any profit.

A short ways from time, Netherlands anchored another punishment corner yet the Indian protection, without a goalkeeper, did well to keep Netherlands under control.

The hosts neglected to get the equalizer as the stuffed arena upheld the Men dressed in Blue till the specific a second ago just to return home frustrated.

Netherlands will take on two-time shielding champions Australia while Belgium will go up against England on Saturday.