Germany beat India 4-2. (X)
Sunelita Toppo and Deepika put Indian forward within the recreation with two discipline purpose, earlier than Germany fought again with a vengeance and hit 4 previous the Indian defence.
The Indian girls’s hockey workforce couldn’t break its sequence of half-a-dozen consecutive losses within the FIH Pro League, dropping to Germany 2-4, its seventh consecutive defeat within the event on Saturday.
The Indians squandered a two-goal benefit when Sunelita Toppo and Deepika scored wonderful discipline targets within the opening quarter to provide the Harendra Singh-coached facet the most effective probability to interrupt the jinx.
Sunelita (ninth) and Deepika (fifteenth) scored very good discipline targets to provide India an enormous morale-boosting 2-0 lead however quickly noticed it being cancelled out by Germany’s Viktoria Huse, who transformed penalty corners within the twenty third and thirty second minutes to convey her workforce on stage phrases.
Stinne Kurz (51st) then transformed a penalty nook earlier than Jule Bleuel scored a discipline purpose within the fifty fifth minute to pile on extra distress on the Indians.
The newest defeat comes after India had misplaced all their 4 matches in opposition to Belgium and Argentina in Antwerp final month after which succumbed to defeats in opposition to Germany (1-3) and Great Britain (2-3) right here final weekend.
Stung by half-a-dozen losses over the course of a fortnight, India began a lot better on Saturday with Lalremsiami main the best way within the preliminary minutes.
The veteran ahead first created some house to tug the ball into the circle after which took a strong shot on the purpose, just for German goalkeeper Julia Sonntag to thwart it within the nick of time.
The Indian midfield then arrange an ideal ball for an unmarked Sunelita within the ninth minute because the teenaged midfielder put it throughout Sonntag to provide world No.5 India the lead.
Deepika then gave a correct lesson on the right way to rating on the counter when she deftly snatched the ball within the midfield and ran ahead with Vandana Katariya for firm.
Vandana drew Sonntag out earlier than relaying the ball to Deepika who tapped it in with ease simply two seconds earlier than the top of the primary quarter.
However, German penalty-corner specialist Viktoria transformed two penalty corners, one every within the second and third quarter, as India’s lead evaporated.
Deepika made some good runs into the circle within the second half, however was unable to time her photographs for max affect.
The final quarter of play was a narrative of full domination for German forwards who unleashed a barrage of assaults to overpower the Indian defence.
India will play Great Britain of their final Pro League match on Sunday.
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