India Falls Short in Hockey Semi-finals : India loses to Germany 2-3, will now play for the bronze medal
Paris/Patiala, 7 August (Sports Desk)
The dream of Indian hockey fans and the team, who had their eyes set on the gold medal at the Paris Olympics, was shattered when world champions Germany defeated Team Harmanpreet 3-2 in the semi-final match played on Tuesday. Although the Indian team performed well, they missed the opportunity at the most crucial moment. And Germany won the match 3-2. Now the Indian team will compete for the bronze medal.
First Quarter to India India took the lead by scoring a goal in the seventh minute of the game. In the seventh minute of the game, India got four consecutive penalty corners due to a mistake by the German defenders. And on the fourth, Harmanpreet scored a drag flick goal to give India a 1-0 lead. Overall, the first quarter belonged to India. The Indian players prioritized attacking hockey. They got the full benefit of this, and luck also helped. As a result, India was leading 1-0 at the end of the first quarter.
Second Quarter: Germany leads 2-1 Just three minutes into the second quarter, Germany got their first penalty corner. And they converted it into a goal to make the score 1-1. The goal was scored by Peilt on their behalf. In the 27th minute of the game, Germany got their second penalty corner. After hitting the defender’s foot, it was changed to a penalty stroke in the review. And Germany scored to make the score 2-1.
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Third Quarter: India equalizes from a penalty corner Immediately after the start of the half-time game, in the 31st minute, India got back-to-back two penalty corners, but the German goalkeeper made a brilliant save to deny both. The opportunity to equalize slipped out of hand in the beginning. Three minutes later, in the 34th minute, India got another penalty corner, but it could not be converted into a goal. But in the 36th minute, India converted another penalty corner into a goal to level the score at 2-2.
Fourth Quarter: Indians missed the opportunity At the beginning of the final quarter of the game, in the 46th minute, Germany got a penalty corner, but Sanjay had to be praised… he stuck his stick at the last moment to prevent Rarr’s goal. In the 52nd minute of the game, Germany got a penalty corner, but Srijesh and the Indian defenders, who had made excellent saves in the last few moments, wasted it. In the 54th minute, Germany managed to score a goal and India trailed 2-3. Miltkau scored with the help of a left flank. Srijesh was sad because there were six minutes left from here. In the final moments of the match, India had a chance to equalize the match, but the Indians could not capitalize on this opportunity. And with this, world champions Germany won the match 3-2 and entered the final.
