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India stun world champions Germany 3-2 in first match after World Cup debacle | Hockey News – Times of India



NEW DELHI: The Indian hockey team left the World Cup debacle behind as they shocked world champions Germany 3-2 in the first match of the FIH Pro League in Rourkela on Friday.
Striker Sukhjeet Singh scored a brace as he struck the field goals in the 31st and 42nd minutes to be adjudged player of the match. The 26-year-old Sukhjeet survived the axe after India’s pre-quarterfinal exit in the World Cup in January.
His captain Harmanpreet Singh, joint top-scorer in the tournament so far, had given the home side the lead in the 30th minute through a penalty corner conversion.
Harmanpreet had also flopped big time during the World Cup held here and in Bhubaneswar as he had struggled to find the target from his drag flick in the big matches in the showpiece.
India were 3-0 up in the 42nd minute before Paul-Philipp Kaufmann and Michel Struthoff struck for Germany in the 44th and 57th minutes respectively.
The Germans, who came with several players of their World Cup-winning team, struggled to score from the penalty corners. They got six PCs as against four of India.
India face Australia on Sunday and Germany again in the second leg on Monday.
(With PTI Inputs)





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