Spain to play two hockey Tests in India this month 
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November 10, 2004 
Hindustan Times
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Olympic semifinalists Spain would play two hockey Test matches against India in Chandigarh later this month as part of the teams' preparations for the upcoming Champions Trophy, Indian Hockey Federation announced on Wednesday.
The matches would be played on November 28 and 30 at the Sector-42 Stadium, IHF said here in a release.
The matches would be officiated by Rashid Mahmood Butt and Syed Zulfiqar Haider, both from Pakistan.
The Spanish team would visit India for the first time in eight years. The last time they toured India was in 1996 when they played in the Indira Gandhi Gold Cup hockey tournament.
The Spaniards, coached by Dutchman Maurits Hendrlis, finished fourth in the Athens Olympics. They were also the runners up in the last European Championship held in Barcelona.
The Europeans would reach India on November 26 before heading for Chandigarh for the Test matches. They would leave for Lahore, venue of the December 4-12 Champions Trophy, on December 1.
The Indian contingent is curently undergoing training in Chandigarh under the supervision of chief coach Gerhard Rach and his deputy Jagbir Singh.
Earlier the German national team was likely to visit the country for a two-Test series. But it had to be cancelled after they expressed their inabilities to play in a series just before the Champions Trophy.
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