India managed to hold onto Germany in the dying minutes of the match to clinch their second consecutive bronze at the event. India beat Germany 2-1 in the bronze medal match.
After having lost 0-2 to Germany in the pool stages of the tournament, the Indians would be hoping to avenge the defeat. Germany, on the other hand, lost their semi-finals 3-0 to Australia, they went into the match against India, hoping for a consolation bronze. The score was 1-o at halftime after SV Sunil broke the deadlock in the 20th minute when he scored a field goal. Akashdeep Singh received the ball inside the circle and tried a reverse shot. Akash’s shot was saved by the German goalkeeper, but Sunil found the back of the net on the rebound.
Congratulations @TheHockeyIndia !___ https://t.co/1dmy4E54Ya
— Vijay Goel (@VijayGoelBJP) December 10, 2017
HT! @SVSunil24‘s fierce strike gave India the lead, and the defence has done really well to hold it going into the break in the Bronze Medal match at the Odisha Men’s #HWL2017 Final in Bhubaneswar on 10th December.#JunoonJeetKa #INDvGER pic.twitter.com/wuHdnc4JSV
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) December 10, 2017
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Germany equalised in the 3rd quarter in the 36th minute. It was Mark Appel who scored the equaliser to bring the match back to level terms.
36′ Mark Appel scores the equaliser to pull @DHB_hockey back into the game.
__1_-1___#JunoonJeetKa #HWL2017 #INDvGER
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) December 10, 2017
Harmanpreet Singh gave India the lead again in the last quarter with 6 minutes remaining. Singh scored off a penalty corner and that brought respite to the Indian camp, who are chasing a consecutive bronze medal in this tournament.
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54′ PC to India and @13harmanpreet‘s thunderous strike restores India’s lead.
__2_-1___#JunoonJeetKa #HWL2017 #INDvGER pic.twitter.com/tuqlBYtZFx
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) December 10, 2017
This win should go a long way in boosting the morale of the hockey stars of India.
