Hockey :India lose to Belgium in final

Tauranga (New Zealand), Jan 21: India has lost the final match of the first leg the Four Nations Invitational tournament at the Blake Park here on Sunday.The team has lost the final against Belgium by 1-2.

Indian player Mandeep Singh has scored a goal while Belgium players Tom Boon and Sebastien Dockier have scored 2 goals.The team has fought till the end but couldn't win the match.

Marijne has said that "We were much better than our previous match against Belgium. Our young players are making good progress against a world class team like Belgium which we will benefit from in the future. For now though, even a draw would have been a better result but the Belgium goalkeeper did some good work and made crucial saves."

On January 24, India will take on hosts New Zealand in the first match of the second leg in the Four Nations Invitational tournament.