$ 0 0 India came up with yet another ordinary performance to go down 1-3 against New Zealand in their second match of the Hero Hockey World League Final on Saturday. The Indian fans who were expecting their side to show some spunk were left disappointed. Despite being cheered by a couple of thousand spectators who braved the evening chill in open stands to see their team in action, the men in blue could score just once, that too towards the end of the match. By then, the contest was over. After losing their first match against England, India needed to start on a positive note but the Kiwis stunned them with a goal in the first minute. Shea McAleese took them by surprise as he raced into the Indian circle and slammed home a long pass. The Indians tried hard to draw parity but their attack lacked the incisiveness to make inroads into the Kiwi defence. They made a few moves here and there, but the majority of them fizzled out outside the 'D'. The few times they managed to get in, they forced a couple of penalty corners. But both of them failed to produce a goal. New Zealand could have taken a 3-0 lead in the first half had they not wasted a couple of very good chances. First Hugo Inglis came up with a long solo run before hitting the ball over the bar, and then Nick Haig's shot from inside the circle beat goalkeeper PR Sreejesh but hit the bar. The deflection from the bar was hit wide by Simon Child.