India vs Germany, hockey LIVE Score: Sukhjeet, Harmanpreet shine as IND leads 5-2 lead v GER in fourth quarter; match updates

Vishnukant Singh is injured. He is taken out of the field. Germany scores as Mazkour hits his second goal of the match with a backhand which was not anticipated by anyone. India leads 5-2!

Danneberg stops yet another Indian counter. Harmanpreet passes one to Abhishek but before he comes into contact with the ball in the circle, the ‘keeper pushes it out.

PC for Germany as the ball touches the Indian body inside the circle. Yet another PC for Germany, a retake for Germany. Abhishek stops the ball. Indians attempt a counter attack but are halted by the German defence.

Interception by the Indians are met by Aditya’s dribbling past the German defenders inside the circle but Dannerberg saves his backhand.

Harmanpreet’s aerial isnt trapped well and the ball is given to the Germans. 

India turns German’s ball possession to a counter attack. Sukhjeet makes a solo run with no defenders near him as he pushed the ball past Danneberg while diving.

Henrik and Adrian combine inside the circle but are unable to score.

All of India’s goals have come during the third quarter.

This time it’s Abhishek who scores down the line via a field goal and into the down right corner. India leads 4-1 after third quarter!

Another PC, the same result yet again. Harmanpreet scores yet again. However this one is straight and down the line.

PC for India as the ball is raised Grambusch. This time captain Harmanpreet is on the pitch. Shamsher to inject, Harmanpreet flicks one onto the right corner. 

Germany counters but is stopped a strong Indian defence.

Amit Rohidas to handle the flick, consecutive attempts to shoot on target via PC is unsuccessful.

Vishnukant’s dribbling from left to right flank followed by a diving pass. Abhishek gets a PC for India. 

A circle entry for India but the ball is tackled well by the German defenders who ensure that the Indians don’t take a lead.

Sukhjeet manages to intercept the German passes, but they take it back.

Shilanand Lakra’s backhand pass to Sukhjeet inside the circle leads to a deflection and a GOAL. INDIA EQUALISES 1-1!!!

Mertgens almost gets his second goal, but the ball falls wide.

Mispass by the Indian inside the German circle.

India will hope to score in the second half. 

PC awarded to Germany as the ball hits Amit Rohidas inside the circle. The Germans fail to convert the PC to a goal.

Jarmanpreet, as usual, makes no mistake in trapping an aerial ball inside the circle but the pass he makes doesnt make an impact as the ball doesnt hit the target.

Prinz and Grambusch take center field, but arent able to penetrate into the Indian circle. 

Long corner for Germany and they keep referral and no PC retake for India.

Raheel takes down the aerial and is tackled by Hinrichs. PC for India. No Harmanpreet Singh on field. Germans takes a review for another PC awarded. 

Sumit mistrapped, seems like Indians are not used to this turf. 

Vivek and Mandeep combine and it’s a PC for India. Halting is yet another problem for India as the ball is intercepted from Shamsher. However, a German counter is stopped.

Germany fails to score via penalty corner. 

Hasbach given a green card and Germany are a player short on the field. Can the India make use of the opportunity?

Vishnu and Shamsher combine to trouble the Germans but there is no change in the scoreline.

India presses hard.

Loose by Germany near its circle, but India fails to capitalise on the same. Whistle is sounded and India trails 0-1 against Germany.

PC for India. Winderfeder errs this time in defence. Harmanpreet to flick with Abhishek taking the injection. Danneberg saves yet another one, a back door by Harmanpreet is denied. 

This time a PC for Germany after an Indian foul. However, they fail to make it count as Lukas Windfeder errs. A rare mistake from the goalscorer from yesterday’s match.

Yet another PC and same result another miss, this time a failed trap by Manpreet Singh. 

PC awarded to India after the ball is stopped by a German defenders foot. No change to India’s scoreline, however, yet another German counter-attack is launched. This time Hasbach misses an easy attempt to score with the Indian defence failing to find a solution.

Aditya Lalage’s shot is stopped by the German ‘keeper after Shamsher’s pass.

Abhishek makes a circle entry from the left flank, but doesn’t take the opportunity. Germans ensue a counter-attack, similar to that of yesterday. A pass to Mazkour inside the Indian circle sees a flick and Krishan Pathak fails to block the ball as it enters the goal. 

The PC was not awarded as a back stick was seen during a referral taken by New Zealand. A free hit was awarded to India.

Niklas steals the pass. Sukhjeet Singh makes amends for his miss on an aerial ball. However, few seconds later he manages to steal the ball and a PC is awarded to India. 

The aerial ball by the Germans is intercepted by the Indian near their D.

India starts with the back press, but the Germans intercept and attempt to launch a counter attack via the left flank.

Anthems of both the nations are played. Followed by felicitations of some dignitaries from India and Germany.

India and Germany enter the field.

Former India women’s hockey team captain Rani Rampal announced her retirement on Thursday!

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It was not a happy homecoming for Indian hockey to the national capital with the men’s team losing 2-0 to Germany in the first of two matches of the bilateral series on Wednesday. 

The Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium was hosting an international game after a decade and the expectation of a good competition between two Paris Olympics medallists saw almost 10,000 people turning up on a working afternoon. 

But the Indian team’s performance left a lot to be desired.

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Since 2013, the two sides have faced each other 20 times, with India winning 8 matches and Germany 8. Four times the match ended in a draw.

The PFC India vs Germany Bilateral Hockey Series will be streamed live on FanCode and telecasted on DD Sports.

The India vs Germany Bilateral Hockey Series will be taking place in New Delhi at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium on 23rd and 24th October 2024 from 3pm IST onwards.

KRISHAN B PATHAK (GK) 

HARMANPREET SINGH (C) 

AMIT ROHIDAS 

JARMANPREET SINGH 

SUMIT 

SHAMSHER SINGH 

MANPREET SINGH 

VIVEK SAGAR PRASAD 

SUKHJEET SINGH 

MANDEEP SINGH 

ABHISHEK

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