Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist India misplaced their semifinal conflict in opposition to Germany within the males’s area hockey event on the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.

India stormed into an early minute as skipper Harmanpreet Singh scored the opening objective of the match. Harmanpreet, in his trademark fashion, transformed a penalty nook within the seventh minute of the match.

Trailing by a objective, Germany dominated a lot of the second quarter and scored two targets. Gonazalo Peillat had no issues in changing the penalty within the 18th minute to assist Germany equalize. 9 minutes later Christopher Rueher transformed one other penalty nook as Germany shot into the lead.

With their backs in opposition to the wall, India attacked within the third quarter. India scored their second objective as a deflection from Sukhjeet’s stick within the thirty sixth minute despatched the ball behind the German web.

The fourth quarter began with rating locked a 2-2. Germany got here out all weapons firing within the closing fifteen minutes of the match and their attacking gameplay was rewarded with a objective as Marco Miltkau’s shot beat India’s protection for a 3rd time within the match.

With India determined to search out its third objective, the workforce discharged PR Sreejesh from his goalkeeping duties to have an additional man within the outfield. Nonetheless Germany’s resolute protection held agency as India ran out of the stipulated time.

Victory for Germany helped them search revenge of the loss from three years in the past in Tokyo. On the Tokyo Summer season Olympics, India beat Germany 5-4 within the bronze medal match.

Germany will now play the Netherlands within the gold medal match whereas India will tackle Spain to defend their bronze medal from the Tokyo Video games.

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Aug 7, 2024 12:23 AM

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