The Indian women’s hockey team bounced back to overwhelm Germany 3-0 in a shoot-out during the second match of the two-legged tie in the FIH Pro League. The contest took place at the iconic Kalinga Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on Saturday (March 13).
The Indian women’s hockey team suffered a 2-1 defeat to Germany in a shoot-out during their first match on Saturday (March 12).
It was through Felicia Wiedermann that World No. 5 Germany took the lead in the 29th minute from a penalty corner. However, Nisha leveled the score at 1-1 in the 40th minute through a field goal.
India earned three penalty corners in the match but failed to convert any while Germany converted one of the five they were awarded.
Kumari Sangita, Tete Salima and Sonika struck for India during the shoot-out, while Lilly Stoffelsma, Lena Frerichs and Sara Strauss failed to score for Germany.
With this win, the Indian women's hockey team moved up one place to occupy the second spot in the FIH Pro League points table with 12 points from six games, below Argentina (12 points from four matches).
FIH Pro League: Schedule & Match Timings
The Indian women's hockey team will take on England in a two-legged tie in the FIH Pro League on April 2 and 3 at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium.
Match: India vs England
Date: April 2, 2022 Timings: 5:00 pm IST
Match: India vs England
Date: April 3, 2022 Timings: 5:00 pm IST
Streaming details:
All FIH Pro League 2022 matches are being telecast live on Star Sports Select 2 and Star Sports Select 2 HD. The matches are also available for live streaming on the Hotstar app.
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