India vs Germany Hockey Match 1 Highlights, IND 0-2 GER: Windfeder-Mertgens goals help visitors register win

With this, we bring an end fo this live blog. See you tomorrow for the second and final game.

Team India will look to come better prepared for tomorrow's game as they have been defeated by a second-string German side. The Indians had 7 penalty conversion chances but failed to convert any. Germans on the other hand had just three PCs and converted one.

Germany beat India 2-0

Full Time! Final hooter blows and Germany defeat India by 2-0. Mertgens and Windfeder scored one goal apiece for the visitors. The second match between the two sides will be played at this venue at 3PM tomorrow. We will bring you the live updates of the match tomorrow, stay tuned.

With 20 seconds remaining, India take a video referral in their last bid to get a penalty corner but in vain.

40 seconds to go, Sanjay tried another shot at the goalpost but the German goalie denied him any success.

2 minutes to go to the full time and India are still 0-2 down. The Germans are keeping it tight into the middle even PCs are hard to come by now.

IND vs GER LIVE

56'! Krishan Bahadur Pathak walks out as there are just four minutes to full-time. India are playing with 11 players as they desperately need to score.

The final quarter begins! Team India have stepped into the middle with more intensity as they are catching up as they are trailing by a difference of two goals. The Germans, however, are controlling the game by keeping the possession. The crowd - which has come out in good numbers - are cheering the home side.

IND vs GER Hockey Live Score

End of the third quarter in New Delhi. Both teams had their chances in this tightly contested 15 minutes but none failed to score. However, Germany still lead India 2-0. India got two PCs while Germany had one chance.

42'! Germany get their third PC of the game on the counter-attack and Pathak does well to save this one.

India vs Germany Hockey Live

41'! India get the sixth penalty corner of the match and first in the third quarter. Harmanpreet takes back-to-back shots but the German defenders and goalkeeper Joshua has been rock solid.

India vs Germany Hockey Live: IND 0-2 GER

Third quarter begins at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in New Delhi. Team India have their task cut out now. They've counter-attacked a lot in the second quarter but failed to find any breakthrough.

IND vs GER: Germans takes 2-0 lead

Goal! Germans convert the PC and their lead now extends to 2-0. Their captain Lukas Windfeder scores this time.

30'! Germany get a penalty corner after a long gap and that too at the stroke of half time.

Harmanpreet Singh misses Penalty Stroke

GOAL Denied!!! India get the equaliser in the 28th minute. The hosts reviewed PC appeal and the TV umpire ruled in their favour. Dilpreet - the comeback man - scores for India after a couple of misses on the shot but the Germans reviewed it and the decision was overturned. India get a penalty stroke and captain Harmanpreet Singh takes it. Shockingly, the skipper fails to send the ball into the goalpost. Good save by goalkeeper, Joshua Onyekywue Nnaji.

IND 1-1 GER.

IND vs GER Hockey Match Live Score

25'! Fourth PC for India. This time Harmanpreet takes the shot and India are rewarded another PC. The Indians failed to covert the next PC as well. 5 PCs for India so far, no success so far. Indians have been more attacking in the second quarter and the Germans are facing the heat.

24' !!! Opportunity missed! This time Amit Rohidas takes the shot. Captain Harmanpreet Singh and coach Craig Fulton definitely have come up with a different strategy, i.e. reduce PC conversion dependency on Harmanpreet.

Penalty corner for India

23'! Team India get the third penalty corner of the match. Will they be able to convert it?

IND vs GER Live Score

22'! India get a penalty corner - their second of the match - and captain Harmanpreet Singh - who is the best drag-flicker of the game - let Sanjay take the shot, who failed to convert.

Missed! 18'! Sanjay made a circle entry from the right and tried to pass towards his teammate who failed to collect it on time.

2nd quarter begins and the Germans have again started on a dominant note. The Indians are having more possessions and making entries into the second half.

India vs Germany Hockey Live Updates

End of the first quarter! Germans lead India 1-0 after the first 15 minutes. Indians had a couple of close chances but they failed to convert it. Sukhjeet failed to convert a penalty corner and Dilpreet made a good circle penetration but failed to get a clearance. The Germans have been better defensively in the Q1 and slightly lucky as well.

IND 0-1 GER

9'! India get their first penalty corner of the match Sukhjeet Singh takes the duties of conversion but to connect. A mix up in the circle while collecting the ball denies India an equaliser.

7'! Germany get a penalty corner but India take a referral and the video umpire rules in India's favour. No penalty. Game resumes

IND vs GER Hockey Match Updates

Henrik Mertgens, jersey number 30, scores the first goal for his team. The Germans have started aggressively and the hosts are struggling to take the ball into the second half.

IND vs GER Live Updates: GER 1-0 IND

Hello and welcome to the live blog of the match between India and Germany at the National Stadium in New Delhi. Sorry for the delayed start. The Germans have cleared their intentions early and scored a field goal within five minutes of the first quarter. GER 1-0 IND.

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