A young Indian team played their hearts out, but came up short against a more experienced and professional Netherlands outfit, losing 1-2 in a keenly contested quarter-final here yesterday. However, moments after the match, coach Harendra Singh and captain Manpreet Singh stained that effort by blaming the on-field umpires for their defeat.

India took the lead in the 12th minute when Akashdeep Singh reverse-flicked a penalty corner rebound. Three minutes later, the Netherlands caught the Indian defence napping when a long ball was deflected in by Thierry Brinkmann.