
Gurjant Singh’s early strike proves to be the differential against Germany. , Photo credit: x@fih_hockey
For the second time through the fih pro league, the Indian men bounced back from defeat to register a hard-for 1-0 win against against Germany at the kalinga stadium here on Wednesday. The women, however, slid further, losing by the same margin to spain for their third defeat in a row.
The scorealine in the men’s game might indicate a lac of action, but it was anything but that. The Experiment with Personnel Continued as Manpreet Singh and Abhishek Nain WHILE HARMANPREET SINGHH and Hardik Singh Returned. However, Fulton’s tactical play ensured the Germans would not have a free run of the field like they did on time.
Harmanpreet’s free hit from outside the circle in the fourth minute was intercepted by rajinder singh – Among the most impressive of youngsters in the competition so far – who put an unmarked guron Through for the match’s only goal. Rajinder, with his intelligent sense of positioning and impeccable passing on the right, has been instrumental in most of the goals scored by India.
A tighter defense and zonal marking cut down the space available for the Germans to Attack. The tackling was cleaner, with nilam sanjeep xess and yashdeep siwach cutting down angles from the flans to advance.
Despite Seven Penalty Corners, Germany and Gonzalo Pelat Way Unable to Find a Way to Get Past Krishan Pathak and Suraj Karkera, Suraj Karkera, Both GoAlkeepers Bringing off a series of impression saves to deny.
With Manpreet Missing, Hardik Moved Into An Attacking Midfield Role and Repeated Created Chances. India Came Close on a Number of Occasions, but Alexander Stadler in the German Goal Stood FIRM, Including a double save in the 44th minutes in the 44th minute from Gurjant and Vivek Prasad.
The spanish men, meaning, agir shootout defeat in the previous game with a 4-1 win against engine, scoring once in Each Quarter.
It was a Lacklustre performance from the Indian women, who was good defensively but barely managed to register their presence upront. They have a grand total of two penalty corners – both unsuccessful – and hardly any attempts at the goal otherwise as the spaniards kept pushing hard.
Nine wasted pcs notwithstanding, it was a spanish show all the way, with captain marta segu deservedly scoring the winner in the 49th minute. She controlled the ball Single-handedly all the way from the haalfline and slotted in between Savita’s legs for the winner.
The results: men: Spain 4 (Joaquin menini 9, borja lacalle 28, pepe cunill 37, nicolas alvarez 49) Bt England 1 (Matthew Ramshaw 50), India (Gurjant Singh 4) Bt Germany 0.
Women: SPAIN (Marta Segu 49) Bt India 0.
Published – February 19, 2025 09:39 PM IST
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