India Women's Hockey Team go Down Fighting to Germany on South Africa Tour
The Indian women's hockey team took the lead twice in the match but failed to hold and finally succumbed to a last-ditch penalty corner that gave Germany a narrow win.
The Indian women's hockey team went down fighting 2-3 to slump to their second straight defeat against Germany in their tour to South Africa. (Indian Women's Team Loses To Germany 3-0)
The first period started with the Indian team looking to make up for the 0-3 loss in the previous tie against Germany.
They began on an attacking note and were soon awarded with a penalty corner conversion by Sunita Lakra to end the first quarter with a 1-0 lead.
The second quarter evidently saw Germany trying to make a comeback. Their efforts paid dividends as Lisa Marie Schutze secured a field goal for the equaliser.
The Indians fought back, playing a counter attacking game and in the dying minutes of the second quarter Anuradha Devi Thokchom scored a field goal that put them in the lead again.
But it wasn't long before Germany's Hannah Kruger converted a penalty corner to once again level the scores.
The first half ended with the scores tied at 2-2.
The third quarter witnessed no goals from either side as both the defences were hard at work.
Both teams went into attack mode, playing a pressing game in the fourth and final quarter.
It was Kruger, who became the hero for Germany in the end, as she converted her second penalty corner of the match in the dying moments to give her team an 3-2 victory over India.
The next match of the South African tour will be played between India and Scotland on Tuesday.