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

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

44' "Bloody embarrassing" says Max Caldas to the referee after a green card to one of his players!!! The tension is rising in Breda and so are tempers!!!!

43' The Indians back in numbers, no space whatsoever for the Dutch to advance!!!

42' India controlling the midfield well. The Dutch running out of time - India need only a draw!!!!

39' Scintillating run by SV Sunil, Mandeep in the circle, Valentin Verga to the rescue for the Dutch!!!

36' Croon misses a great chance for the Dutch!!!! India come away - end-to-end hockey on display at Breda!!!

34' GREAT CHANCE FOR MANDEEP BUT VAN DER VEN TO THE RESCUE FOR THE DUTCH!!!!

32' Harendra Singh and Chris Ciriello clad in red look on from the Indian bench- can India hold on or score first????

31' GOALMOUTH SCRAMBLE - THE DUTCH ALMOST ALMOST HAVE A GOAL - BUT SREEJESH KEEPS IT OUT!!!

HARENDRA WANTS INDIA TO SCORE FIRST AND TAKE THEIR CHANCES- THE SECOND HALF IS ABOUT TO BEGIN!!!!

IN SOME WAYS, THE SCRIPT HASN'T CHANGED MUCH SINCE THE ENCOUNTER AGAINST BELGIUM. SREEJESH IS THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SCORELINE BEING GOALLESS THUS FAR- VAN DER VEN TOO TO A LESSER EXTENT!!!

THE DUTCH HAVE BEEN FAST, THEY HAVE BEEN PURPOSEFUL, AND HAVE LOOKED DANGEROUS, BUT THE INDIANS HAVE BEEN JUST AS DETERMINED IN THEIR OWN CIRCLE. THE HOSTS NEED A WIN AND WILL HAVE TO COMMIT MORE MEN FORWARD AS TIME RUNS OUT, SO CAN INDIA THEN FIND A GOAL OFF A COUNTER???

SAM VAN DER VEN HAS BEEN GOOD FOR THE DUTCH, BUT SREEJESH HAS BEEN OUTSTANING IN GOAL FOR INDIA!!!!!!

HALF-TIME: INDIA 0 - NETHERLANDS 0

29' Good ball in by Hertzberger but Surender Kumar does well to clear in brilliant fashion!!!

29' THE INDIANS DEFENDING FOR ALL THEY ARE WORTH!!!! HOW LONG CAN THEY HOLD ON???

27' SREEJESH TO THE RESCUE. THE DUTCH ALMOST GET AN OPENING GOAL!!!

27' Harender Singh is furious with his boys as the does not want them to attack at the cost of leaving gaps in defence!!!

INDIA DEFENDING PCs WELL!!!!

26' PC again for the Dutch!!!! Ball hits Harmanpreet's foot!!!!

SREEJESH SAVES YET AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE DUTCH MESS UP THE PC TRYING TO BE TOO CLEVER BUT EARN ANOTHER!!!!

24' SREEJESH SAVES WELL BUT INDIA CONCEDE A PC!!!!

22' Dilpreet shoots across the face of the goal but Mandeep unable to reach the ball in time. Good chance goes abegging for India!!

21' The Indian defence stands firm again as the Dutch pay another visit to the Indian circle but are unable to inflict any damage.

19' Simranjeet into the Dutch circle, unable to find Mandeep positioned in front of goal, shoots wide!!!!