Junior World Cup Hockey: India sweep aside the Dutch to cruise to semis | Hockey News – Times of India
KUALA LUMPUR: India produced a spectacular display of grit and character to advance to the semifinals with a thrilling 4-3 win over the Netherlands in the hockey men's Junior World Cup here on Tuesday.Trailing 0-2 at half-time and 2-3 in the third quarter, India exhibited immense resilience to beat the Dutch in the quarterfinal and set a last four clash against Germany.The Netherlands set the ball rolling early in the first quarter with a penalty corner conversion from Timo Boers (5').Despite the Indian side playing a solid defence, Pepijn van der Heijden (16') scored for the Netherlands in the second quarter through another penalty corner conversion taking their lead to 2-0 at half-time.India came back strongly in the third quarter with a goal from Aditya Lalage (34') assisted by Araij...