FIH Pro League: India stun The Netherlands 4-2 via shootout

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Veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh turned out to be the saviour as the Indian men's hockey team defeated World No. 1 Netherlands 4-2 via a shoot-out in the FIH Pro League here on Sunday.

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Sreejesh made three fine saves in the shoot-out to hand India the bonus two points after both the teams were locked 2-2 at the end of regulation time. Netherlands took one point from the match.

In the shoot-out, skipper Harmanpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Upadhyay and Shamsher Singh scored for World No. 3 India.

Earlier, Hardik Singh (13th minute) and Harmanpreet (58th) found the net for India in regulation time, while Jip Janssen (30th) and Koen Bijen scored for the Dutch.

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