Indian men’s hockey team has achieved great success in men’s youth hockey world cup. Defeated the dominant team in the hockey world, the Netherlands, in the quarter-finals in an away match. CR Kumar’s boys ended a breathless match with a win. This win took them to the semi-finals of the tournament. They finished 4-3 in a thrilling counter-attacking match against the Dutch forces. Even after being behind by 2 goals, they came back and won at the last moment. Also, Delmi’s boys were knocked out of the tournament that day. At the beginning of the match, they could not use the opportunity despite continuous attacks. Despite playing tactically, he could not stand in front of Uttam Singh.
India will face the Dutch in the quarter-finals in Malaysia on Monday. The Dutch fans left the field with disappointment after not being able to win the match despite attacking from the beginning. Thierry Brinkmans continued to attack early in the match. However, India went ahead in the match from then on. Both halves saw a lively attacking-counter-attacking game. The game ended 4-3. The Netherlands took an early lead with two goals. After that, the wheels of the match began to turn. India returned to the match by quickly hooking the ball into the net of the Netherlands. The first goal came in the 34th minute and the second in the 35th minute.
After that, the Netherlands took the lead again. Hottensius scored after 44 minutes. After that, the entire match came under the control of Team India, the remaining two goals came at 52 minutes and 57 minutes. Captain Uttam Singh and Sourav scored two goals. Rohit was the man of the match. The next match of the competition will be held today, i.e. 12 December 2023. Two matches will be played on this day. France will face Australia in the first and Spain will face Pakistan in the second. It remains to be seen who India will play in the semi-finals.
Men’s FIH Junior Hockey World Cup season started on 5th December. And this tournament will continue till December 16. A total of 16 teams participated in this tournament. So far 29 matches have been played and a total of 177 goals have been scored. Hugo is currently at the top of the list of highest goalscorers. His total number of goals is 7. Now to see who will finally get this trophy? Can India be the champion? Time will tell.