Junior Hockey World Cup 2021: India knocked out of gold medal race
The Indian Junior’s team could not defend their title as they lost to Germany in the 2 nd Semi-finals of Junior Hockey World Cup 2021 played at Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar on Friday. It was a brilliant start by the German side as they put pressure on the Indian defense right from the word go. Germany earned their first penalty corner in the match but did not yield any results. Indian team tried to make entrance into German circle but was not able to do it. Germany earned their first penalty corner converted by Klennin. With 5 seconds left in the first quarter, India was awarded their 1 st PC but could not do anything with it. At the end of the first quarter, Germany led 1-0. The second quarter began well for Germany as they put India under pressure. Indian player was awarded a green card. A brilliant field goal by Holzumuller in the 21 st minute gave Germany a 2-0 lead. A superb field goal by Muller in the 24 th minute resulted in Germany taking a commanding 3-0 advantage...