Germany, Spain were tied 2-2 at the time of regulation. (Twitter/@FIH_Hockey)
Germany took the lead in the fifth minute with a penalty stroke through Christopher Kutter but the lead was short-lived.
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Six-time champions Germany registered a 3-1 win over Spain in a shoot-out after drawing 2-2 in regulation time to enter the semi-finals of the FIH Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup here on Wednesday.
Germany took the lead in the fifth minute with a penalty stroke through Christopher Kutter, but the lead was short-lived as Ignacio Abajo equalized for Spain from a penalty corner six minutes later.
After a barren next two quarters, it was Spain who dealt a blow to the Germans in the 59th minute when Eduard de Ignacio-Simo scored a fine field goal to give his team the lead.
But there was yet to be more drama as Germany secured a penalty corner on the stroke of a hooter and Masi Pfundt stepped in to take the match into a shoot-out.
In the shoot-out, Paul Smith, Mitchell Struthoff and Hannes Müller found the back of the net while Matteo Polzaric missed.
Spain was terrified of a one-on-one situation as Abajo, Guillermo Fortuno and de Ignasi-Simo missed while only Gerard Clapps scored.
Germany is the most successful team in the history of the Junior World Cup, winning the tournament six times.
The Germans won consecutive titles in New Delhi in 2009 and 2013, their last being crowned.
In the last edition of the tournament in Lucknow in 2016, Germany won the bronze medal.
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