Harmanpreet Singh and Co. locked horns with Germany in the second hockey match of the bilateral series today at Major Dhyanchand Stadium and in hope of ending the two-match series in a draw after falling to a 2-0 defeat in the first match. However, the Men in Blue conceded early in the game again as Mazkour scored from inside the circle in the 6th minute of the 1st quarter. India did get their fair share of chances but weren't able to convert their multiple penalty corners into a goal courtesy of a resilient German defense in the first 15.
Germany remained resilient with their defense in the 2nd quarter as another set of Indian penalty corners couldn't be turned into an equaliser till half-time. It was in the second half that India turned on the heat as Harmanpreet Singh scored from two penalty corners in a small time to get ahead in the game. India soon got their 4th goal as well before the end of the 3rd quarter which seemed to put the stamp on the victory before the final 15 minutes. However, it wasn't the end as the Men in Blue two more goals courtesy of Abhishek and Sukhjeet to make it 5-1 on the day. The Germans too got their 2nd goal close to the 60 minutes. India's 5-3 win on the night ultimately was overshadowed as the Germans went on to win the shootout 3-1 on the night. Pathak saved 2 shots in the shootout but couldn't take them over the line.
India vs Germany squads
India hockey squad vs Germany: Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Suraj Karkera; Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Harmanpreet Singh (C), Varun Kumar, Sanjay, Sumit, Nilam Sanjeep Xess; Manpreet Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad (VC), Vishnu Kant Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Mohd. Raheel Mouseen, Rajinder Singh; Mandeep Singh, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Aditya Arjun Lalage, Dilpreet Singh, Shilananda Lakra.
Germany hockey squad vs India: Martin Zwicker, Lukas Windfeder, Tom Grambusch, Malte Hellwig, Niklas Bosserhoff, Adrian Lehmann Richter, Thies Prinz, Raphael Hartkopf, Henrik Mertgens, Teo Hinrichs, Linus Muller, Benedikt Schwarzhaupt, Elian Mazkour, Luca Wolff, Erik Kleinlein, Matteo Poljaric, Florian Sperling, Ben Hasback.
IND vs GER second hockey match live telecast details
DD Sports will live telecast the India vs Germany hockey match today.
India vs Germany hockey match live streaming details
IND vs GER hockey match will be available for live streaming on the FanCode application and website for Rs 25.
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