The victory juggernaut of the Indian hockey team crashed in the fourth match of the Hockey World League Semi-finals as they went down by 1-3 to the Netherlands in London on Tuesday.
Striker Akashdeep Singh remained the sole warrior in the end as he scored a field goal in the 28th minute, adding to his kitty of five goals from the tournament.
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Netherlands rode on the goals by Thierry Brinkman (2'), Sander Baart (12'), Mirco Pruijser (24'), who set the game for the Dutch in the first-half of the clash.
The Dutch continued their winning momentum that they built by routing of Pakistan (4-0), Scotland (3-0) and Canada (3-1) in their previous group stage matches.
On the other hand, India suffered their first defeat of the tournament after registering emphatic victories over Pakistan (7-1), Canada (3-0) and Scotland (4-1).
