Hockey Champions Trophy 2018: India vs Netherlands, Live Match Updates

INDIA 1 - NETHERLANDS 1

Updated: 30 June 2018 21:12 IST - Published: 30 June 2018 16:50 IST

That's it from us here. This is Subhashish signing off, do join us for a historic final tomorrow!!! INDIA VS AUSTRALIA AT 1930 IST!!!

A GOAL BY HERTZBERGER WAS DISALLOWED AS THE FREE HIT WAS NOT STOPPED BEFORE IT WAS TAKEN - BUT INDIA DESERVED THE VICTORY - AND THIS WAS A SUPERB GAME OF HOCKEY AT BREDA!!!!!

THE DUTCH LOOKED OMINOUS - BUT IN THE FIRST HALF SREEJESH STOOD TALL FOR INDIA - IN THE SECOND-HALF, THE INDIAN DEFENCE WERE SOLID AS EVER -- INDIA ENTER THEIR SECOND CONSECUTIVE FINAL

HERTZBERGER IS FURIOUS BUT INDIA ARE IN THE FINAL!!!!!

59' Yellow card for Balk, India survive.

OOOPS THIRD PC IN A ROW AS BIRENDRA LAKRA PUTS HIS BODY ONE THE LINE

58' PC FOR THE DUTCH!!!!!

NO GOAL - AS THE BALL WASN'T STOPPED FOR THE FREE HIT!!! HERTZBERGER CANNOT BELIEVE IT-- THE INDIANS ARE ECSTATIC!!!

REFERRAL BY THE REFEREE -- WILL THE GOAL STAND????

58' Hertzberger finds Van Ass, but Van Ass' shot is just wide!!!! India hanging on!!! OHHHH NOOO -- HERTZBERGER SCORES!!!!!

57' THE DUTCH ALMOST HAVE A GOAL!!!!! HARMANPREET BLOCKS BRILLIANTLY!!

56' Max Caldas shouts out instructions - The Dutch come away- cant keep the ball in play!!! India hang on!!

55' This is nail-biting stuff at Breda--- MANDEEP ALMOST SCORES-- VAN DER VEN BLOCKS!!!!!

INDIA 1 - NETHERLANDS 1

THE INDIANS WANT TO REFER!!!! INDIA LOSE THEIR REFERRAL!!! GOAL STANDS!!!!

54' THIERRY BRINKMAN GETS ONE BACK FOR THE DUTCH!!!!!!

53' Great ball in for Jarmanpreet, Van der Ven blocks!!!! The Dutch attack through Hertzberger. The Indian defence is solid!!!!

50' Max Caldas' side need two goals in ten minutes. Surely, now, India can hang on!!!! The Dutch have looked ominous though!!!

49' The Dutch crowd scream, urging their team on, but its Advantage India at Breda!!!!

GREAT FLICK BY HARMANPREET, THE GOALIE GETS A GLOVE ON, BUT MANDEEP TAPS THE DEFLECTION IN!!

INDIA 1 - NETHERLANDS 0

MANDEEP SCORES, AND INDIA ARE ON THE BRINK OF A HISTORIC FINAL!!!!!

46' PC FOR INDIA!!!!! BRAVO SUNIL!!!!

FIFTEEN MINUTES LEFT FOR INDIA TO HANG ON AND EARN A PLACE IN HISTORY AS THEY ARE ON THE BRINK OF A SECOND SUCCESSIVE CHAMPIONS TROPHY FINAL!!!

END OF Q3: INDIA 0 - NETHERLANDS 0

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