India vs Germany Hockey Match: India has registered a spectacular victory by defeating Germany 5-3 in the second match of hockey. In the first match, Germany had defeated Team India 2-0, hence the two-match series was tied one each. The winner of the series was decided by penalty shootout, in which the Indian team had to face defeat 3-1.
The first goal of the match came from Germany when Majkor dodged the Indian defense and goalkeeper to give his team a 1-0 lead. After that the second quarter remained goalless, but in the third quarter the Indian team made a strong comeback and scored its first goal in the 34th minute. In the 42nd minute, Team India got a penalty corner, which captain Harmanpreet Singh converted into a goal, giving India a 2-1 lead.
India got another penalty corner in the next minute due to Harmanpreet’s goal and the captain scored again to give the team a 3-1 lead. Abhishek scored a field goal in the last minute of the third quarter and after 45 minutes of play, India had a 4-1 lead. When the fourth quarter started, after three minutes, Sukhjeet single-handedly scored a goal, dodging the German goalkeeper, due to which the overall lead of the Indian team increased to 5-1. But in the last 10 minutes of the game, Germany scored 2 goals, but could not save themselves from a 5-3 defeat.
What did Captain Harmanpreet say?
India defeated Germany 5-3 in the second match, but lost 3-1 in the penalty shootout to win the series. Despite not winning the trophy, captain Harmanpreet said with increased morale, “I had said yesterday also that you either lose or you learn. We learned from our mistakes, that is why we were able to win today. These players They will shine as diamonds in the future. Every match will give them a different experience.”
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