india vs germany live score, hockey bronze medal match, Tokyo Olympics 2020: Behind it a disappointing semi-final loss, the Indian men’s hockey team will need an error-free performance from their defense to clinch an Olympic medal after 41 years when they beat Rio Games bronze winners Germany in the third-fourth place play-off. Will be matching.
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World No. 3 India played at the hands of world champions Belgium and under relentless pressure from the Red Lions lost the entire match on their own defense to lose from penalty corners and 2–5 in the semi-finals.
Belgium played to their strengths as their focus was only on earning penalty corners, especially with the likes of the tournament’s highest goal-scorer Alexander Hendrix, who scored a hat-trick, and Loik Lupert in his ranks.
Their moves worked to perfection under pressure, with the Indians losing their defensive shape and scoring 14 penalty corners in the match, eight in the final quarter, missing a bright chance of securing an Olympic medal after 41 years.
The last of India’s eight Olympic gold medals came at the 1980 Moscow Games.
But come Thursday, the Indian defense will have to pull up its socks and avoid repeating the same mistakes it made against Belgium if they want to stand on the podium here.
Despite having four world-class drag-flickers in their arsenal in the form of Rupinder Pal Singh, vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar and Amit Rohidas, the Indians have a poor penalty corner conversion record, scoring just one in five against the world. is used. No. 1 Belgium on Tuesday.
Now the Indian defense is in charge and the likes of Harmanpreet, Rupinder, Surender Kumar, Amit Rohidas and star goalkeeper PR Sreejesh will have to be on their toes to emerge victorious against the might of the Germans.
The Indians also needed to avoid unnecessary tackles in front of their circle as skipper Manpreet Singh was guilty of getting the card early in the fourth quarter, resulting in three back-to-back penalty corners for Belgium, the last of which was the match. Converted by Hendrix to shift the momentum to his side.
Ranking wise, there is hardly anything to differentiate between the two sides as India are currently ranked third and Germany at the fourth position.
But Germany will be a tough nut for the Indians.
After losing 1-3 against Australia in the semi-final here, the Germans will be determined to prove a point.
The clash between India and Germany will be a repeat of the bronze medal clash of the 2017 Hockey World League Final. Thereafter, the Indians won 2–1 against a very poor German team.
After failing to clinch a gold medal here after two consecutive yellow metals at the 2008 and 2012 Games, the Germans were content with a bronze medal at Rio 2016 and were determined to at least make a comeback from here with a podium finish. Were.
Germany is the most successful hockey nation at the Olympics after India with four gold medals.
Striker Lukas Vendfeder has been in fine form, scoring six goals in the tournament so far.
The Indian defense is expected to be busy on Thursday with the likes of Wendfeder, Florian Fuchs and Christopher Ruhr on the German side.
In the Olympics, the two sides have faced each other 11 times with four wins each and three matches ending in draws.
Most recently, India toured Germany in March this year, during which they defeated the hosts 6-1 and drew the match 1-1.
India captain Manpreet Singh has already said that he is in no mood to focus on the outcome of the semi-finals.
“… now we need to focus on our next bronze medal match and we need to work and we need to get medals,” Manpreet had said after the semi-final loss.
“At least we should win a bronze medal for the country,” he said.
Australia will face Belgium in the men’s hockey final on Thursday.
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