IND vs GER HIGHLIGHTS, Olympics: Germany beat India 3-2; India to play Bronze medal match on Aug 8
Skipper Harmanpreet Singh (7th) and Sukhjeet Singh (36th) scored for India, while Gonzalo Peillat (18th), Christopher Ruhr (27th) and Marco Miltkau (54th) were the scorers for Germany.
 "India vs Germany Hockey semifinal LIVE SCORE AND MATCH UPDATES")
India vs Germany Hockey semifinal LIVE SCORE AND MATCH UPDATES
India lost 2-3 to Germany in the semifinal of the men's hockey of the Paris Olympics here on Tuesday.
It was a dream chance for India to enter the final of the Olympics after 44 years but Germany played spoilsport to that.
Skipper Harmanpreet Singh (7th) and Sukhjeet Singh (36th) scored for India, while Gonzalo Peillat (18th), Christopher Ruhr (27th) and Marco Miltkau (54th) were the scorers for Germany.
India will now take on Spain in the bronze medal match, while Germany will be up against Netherlands in the final.
Paris Olympics 2024 medal tally
India vs Germany head-to-head record
India holds a slight advantage over Germany in their head-to-head record, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics bronze medal match, where India edged past Germany 5-4 to secure their first Olympic medal since 1980.
Head-to-head
- Total matches: 18
- India: 8
- Germany: 6
- Draw: 4
- Last match: Germany 3-2 India
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Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: Heartbreak for India
60th minute: Shamsher gets a chance in the final minute but misses the shot.
India 2 | 3 Germany at FULL TIME
India 2 | 3 Germany at FULL TIME
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Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: India save a PC without goalkeeper
58th minute: India make a brilliant penalty corner save without a goalkeeper.
India 2 | 3 Germany in 4th quarter.
India 2 | 3 Germany in 4th quarter.
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Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: Germany takes lead
54th minute: Germany's Marco Miltkau scores the third the goal and India is trailing with six minute left in the game.
India's left flank is disrupted by Germany, and Peillat skillfully sends the ball into the goalmouth, where Marco Miltkau deflects it into the upper corner. What a fantastic goal from Germany, once again with Gonzalo Peillat at the center. Germany is in the lead.
India 2 | 3 Germany in 4th quarter
India's left flank is disrupted by Germany, and Peillat skillfully sends the ball into the goalmouth, where Marco Miltkau deflects it into the upper corner. What a fantastic goal from Germany, once again with Gonzalo Peillat at the center. Germany is in the lead.
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Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: PC for Germans due to dangerous ball
51st minute: Germany wins the PC on review but Sreejesh makes a brilliant save.
India 2 | 2 Germany in 4th quarter
India 2 | 2 Germany in 4th quarter
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Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: Brilliant defending by India
47th minute: Germany earn the penalty corner but fail to score. The Germans has the chance to score on rebound but Vivek Sagar makes a brilliant save at goal line.
Ruehr on the right battery and Peillat on the left make for a lethal combo. HOWEVER, DEFENCE! WOW SANJAY BLOCKS IT ON THE LINE after Sreejesh first saves the Peillat thunderbolt and Harmanpreet blocks a Wellen follow-up. What a dramatic act of preemptive defense that was.
India 2 | 2 Germany in 4th quarter.
Ruehr on the right battery and Peillat on the left make for a lethal combo. HOWEVER, DEFENCE! WOW SANJAY BLOCKS IT ON THE LINE after Sreejesh first saves the Peillat thunderbolt and Harmanpreet blocks a Wellen follow-up. What a dramatic act of preemptive defense that was.
India 2 | 2 Germany in 4th quarter.
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Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: Sukhjeet scores the equaliser
36th minute: India levels the score as Harmanpreet Singh uses a variation during penalty corner to cancel the German lead.
India 2 | 2 Germany in 3rd quarter
India 2 | 2 Germany in 3rd quarter
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Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: PC for India
36th minute: India earn third penalty in third quarter.
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Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: India fail to convert PC
31st minute: In the opening minute of the second half, Sukhjeet performs an incredible job of dribbling past the defenders to win a penalty corner. Stepping up, Big Harmanpreet Singh wins another PC. Which, in the most amazing fashion, is saved by Jean-Paul Danneberg.
Hardik gets the rebound and attempts a quick shot, but it goes just wide.
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Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: India earn PC at start of 3rd quarter
31st minute: Surjeet earns penalty corner for India.
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Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: Advantage Germany at half time
HALF TIME: India started the game well with earning seven penalty corners in the first eight minutes and converting one of those into goals. Meanwhile, Hardik Singh has played a major role in every successful move India has made in this game thus far.
When attacking, he runs the entire length of the field, and when defending, he tracks back. India is behind, but only by a single goal. Must continue to play with the same level of intensity in the second half and try to include Mandeep Singh in the attack a little more.
India 1 | 2 Germany at half time
When attacking, he runs the entire length of the field, and when defending, he tracks back. India is behind, but only by a single goal. Must continue to play with the same level of intensity in the second half and try to include Mandeep Singh in the attack a little more.
India 1 | 2 Germany at half time
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Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: Germany take crucial lead
Ruhr strikes Sreejesh low to his right. India still has work to do.
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Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: Germany gets penalty stroke
27th minute: Germany gets a penalty stroke and Christopher Ruehr coverts the penalty stroke. Germany takes the lead.
India 1 | 2 Germany in 2nd quarter
India 1 | 2 Germany in 2nd quarter
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Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: Lalit misses a golden opportunity to score
23rd minute: Lalit Upadhyay misses a golder opportunity to score the equaliser.
He gets a deflection just in front of goal mouth but he fails to hit the target.
India 1 | 1 Germany in 2nd quarter
He gets a deflection just in front of goal mouth but he fails to hit the target.
India 1 | 1 Germany in 2nd quarter
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Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: Abhishek misses a chance by a whisker
20th minute: Abhishek's chance! He attempts a half turn shot that misses Danneberg's near post, much like the goals he scored earlier in the competition.
India 1 | 1 Germany in 2nd quarter
India 1 | 1 Germany in 2nd quarter
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Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: Germany score equaliser early in 2nd quarter
18th minute: Jermanpreet Singh makes a silly mistake in the circle as he takes the overhead pass in front of German player. India concedes first penalty corner.
And Germany score the equaliser!! What a strike. With a flick to Sreejesh's left, Peillat completely ruins the ball, giving Jarmanpreet little chance to score either.
India 1 | 1 Germany in second quarter
India 1 | 1 Germany in second quarter
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First Published: Aug 06 2024 | 9:16 PM IST
