India A men’s hockey team loses a close 2-3 match against England

The India A men’s hockey team suffered its second consecutive loss on its European tour, going down 2-3 to England in Amstelveen, the Netherlands.

Despite young Indian forwards Maninder Singh and Uttam Singh scoring for India A at Wagener Stadion, the team lost the match to World No. 5 England.

After the match, India ‘A’ coach Shivendra Singh said, “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 against two really good teams and are now looking forward to playing those.”

The India A men’s hockey team will now head to Antwerp to play against the Belgium team on Thursday, July 17, at 3:30pm IST. It will then head to Eindhoven for its final two matches against the Netherlands on July 18 and 20 before heading back to India.