Full Time! And with that, we come to the end of the match, as India defeat Germany 2-1, to win the Bronze medal at the FIH Hockey World League Finals. India have rounded off the tournament well, by winning back to back bronze medals.
58 - Germany have now pegged India well back into their own half, but Chinglensana plays a long ball out, as Mandeep gives chase. However, its too far.
53 - PC for India! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!! Harmanpreet Singh puts India in the lead, as he coolly slots it in. However, Germany are looking for a referral. But the ball had gone outside the circle, and the decision is not overturned. Germany lose their referral.
48 - India are now back to 11 men on the pitch, but Germany are still dominating possession, here. Akashdeep tries to launch a counter down the left flank, but fails to do so.
40 - Manpreet fizzes in a long ball, looking for Gurjant, and India win PC, as Akashdeep catches a German foot. Interestingly, this is their first PC in the match.
38 - That goal has given Germany a lot of momentum, as they continue their dominance of the possession. India are trying to intervene at the moment, but they are not being able to do much about it.
35 - GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!! Mark Appel puts Germany on level terms! Chikte makes a diving save from a low shot, but Appel is there on the spot, to collect the soft rebound and turn it into the net.
22 - Germany have upped their game after that goal, but India have recoiled into defence since then. The swift counter-attacks seem to be their motto right now.
20 - GGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!! Sunil puts India in the lead! Harmanpreet played a lovely pass to Akashdeep, who slapped it on the reverse, but it was saved. However, Sunil was there to turn the rebound in.
19 - PC for Germany! Suraj makes yet another save, as Sunil immediately mounts on the counter. He soared up the pitch and unleashed a shot but it was saved!
10 - Rupiner snatches the ball from Fuchs, and launches a high aerial ball upfield, but all the Indian forwards back in their own half, and there's nobody there to capitalise on the space.
6 - Mandeep makes his way into the circle, and immediately goes looking for a PC, as he asks for a review. But the back-stick was outside the circle, and India get only a freehit.
Hello, and welcome to the Bronze Medal Match of the FIH Hockey World League, between India and Germany. The national anthems are over, and we are ready to go...
The Indian men's hockey team will look to repeat their feat from two years ago as they take on Germany in the bronze-medal playoff at the Hockey World League Final 2017. The Men in Blue faced off against the Germans in the group stage as well, where they suffered a 2-0 loss.
It has been a see-saw of a campaign for the Indians so far, who have played five but won just one game. Their opening game saw them play out a thrilling 1-1 draw against the mighty Aussies but in their next matches, they slumped to defeats against England and Germany.
However, in the quarterfinal, they raised their game in fine fashion and put Olympic silver medalists Belgium to the sword in an exciting battle, which saw the Indians take the win in a penalty shootout.
In their semifinal clash, they were then up against the Olympic champions Argentina in a match that was played in extremely difficult conditions, with many parts of the pitch waterlogged. The Indians gave it their all but it was not enough as the Argentine side recorded a narrow 1-0 win.
India will be up against the Germans once again, to determine which sides will finish third and fourth. The match starts at 5.15 PM IST! Stay tuned to this space for the latest updates from the game.
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