India A men’s hockey team suffers 1-3 defeat against Belgium in European Tour

The India A men’s hockey team suffered an unfortunate 1-3 loss in its European tour against Belgium at the Sportcentrum WilrijksePlein in Antwerpen, Belgium on Thursday.

Captain Sanjay led his side from the front and scored the solitary goal for the Indian team.

Belgium scored three goals in the first quarter itself, taking an early lead in the match. After the setback, India did well to sustain the pressure, hold possession over the remaining three quarters and even managed to score in the final quarter.

After the match India ‘A’ Coach Shivendra Singh said, “Despite a shaky start, the overall game was very good. We conceded early but did well to bounce back and control the game in the second half. The ball positioning was good and we created a lot of chances, just need to focus on our finishing.”

The India A men’s hockey team will now head to back to Eindhoven to play two crucial matches against The Netherlands on July 18 and July 20 at 21:30 IST and 20:30 IST respectively.