IND vs GER Hockey: India avenged its Olympic defeat, but Team India faced disappointment even after winning

India vs. Germany Hockey Match: India registered a spectacular victory by defeating Germany 5-3 in the second hockey match. In the first match, Germany defeated Team India 2-0, thus tying the two-match series 1-1. The winner of the series was decided by a penalty shootout, in which the Indian team had to face defeat 3-1.

The match's first goal came from Germany when Majkor dodged India's 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 the next minute after Harmanpreet's goal and the captain scored again to give the team a 3-1 lead. In the last minute of the third quarter, Abhishek scored a field goal and after 45 minutes of play, India had gained a 4-1 lead. When the fourth quarter started, Sukhjeet scored a goal single-handedly three minutes later by dodging the German goalkeeper, taking the Indian team's total lead to 5-1. But in the last 10 minutes of play, Germany scored 2 goals, but could not save themselves from a 5-3 defeat.

India defeated Germany 5-3 in the second match but lost 3-1 in the penalty shootout for the series win. Despite not winning the trophy, captain Harmanpreet said with high morale, "I said yesterday that you either lose or learn. We learned from our mistakes, and that is why we were able to win today. These players will shine like diamonds in the future. Every match will give them a different kind of experience."