India-Pakistan hockey clash beings reunion for Dutch coaches Marijne, Oltmans
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Abu Mahmood of Pakistan and Akashdeep Singh of India battle for possession during the 5th-8th place match of the Hockey World League Semi-Final in London on June 24, 2017. Steve Bardens/Getty Images
A year ago, they were looking for food joints to eat out at, together in India. One, the 63 year-old men's hockey coach; the other, 20 years his junior, a man who'd just left his family behind and moved to a foreign country for the job of coach of the Indian women's hockey team. On Friday, the Dutch men will catch up on the field again. Only this time, they will be peppering their respective teams against each other.