The Tribune

Amsteelven, August 17

The Indian hockey team ended its European tour on a positive note by rallying to hold European champions The Netherlands to a 3-3 draw in the second and final Test at the Wagener Stadium here.

India, trailing 1-2 at half-time, made a gallant turnaround to deny the the world number four Dutch their second straight win ahead of the Euro-Nations Cup starting here next Saturday. The goal scorers for India were Gurvinder Chandi (4th) and captain Sandeep Singh (59th and 68th), while Rogier Hofman (14th), Teun de Nooijer (16th) and Ronald Brouwer (39th minute) netted for Holland.

India began aggressively and earned their first penalty corner when Rajpal Singh was obstructed by Robert van der Horst. Gurvinder Chandi slotted home in the fourth minute from a rebound offered by Dutch goalkeeper Jaap Stockmann. — PTI