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Tokyo Olympics Highlights Day 3: India lose 0-2 to Germany in women's hockey; Sajan Prakash fails to make semifinals
Tokyo Olympics highlights Day 3: The third day was another disappointing one from India. Shooters failed to make the skeet finals but while Sajan Prakash, Ashish Kumar, Manika Batra, and Sutirtha Mukherjee crashed out. Moreover, Sumit Nagal and the women's hockey team also suffered defeats.
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Tokyo Olympics highlights Day 3: Sumit Nagal was knocked out after losing to World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev in Men's Singles Round 2. The men's archery team of Atanu Das, Tarundeep Rai, and Pravin Jadhav lost to the Republic of Korea in the QFs. Shuttlers Chirag Shetty and Satwik Rankireddy lost their Group A match 13-21, 12-21 against World No. 1 Indonesian pair. Paddler Sutirtha Mukherjee was knocked out after losing to Portugal's Fu Yu in Women's Singles Round 2 match. India's Sharath Kamal advanced after beating Portugal's Tiago Apolonia in Table Tennis Men's Round 2. India started the day with CA Bhavani Devi, the first Indian fencer to compete at the Olympics, winning her first bout in the Women's Sabre event. But she lost her next bout against France's opponent and was knocked out. In the women's singles event, Manika Batra received a 0-4 thumping at the hands of Austria's Sofia Polcanova. Men's skeet shooters Angad Bajwa and Mairaj Khan failed to qualify for the final and boxer Ashish Kumar crashed out in the round of 32. Sailor Nethra Kumanan finishes 40th in Women’s Laser Radical Race 4, while Vishnu Saravanan finished 24th position in Sailing Men’s Laser Race 3 event. In the men's 200m Butterfly event, Sajan Prakash failed to qualify for the semifinals....Read More
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FULL-TIME| GERMANY 2-0 INDIA
And this is it! The day ends with India women's hockey team losing to 0-2 to Germany. The scoreline doesn't do justice as India could have had at least two in their bag but they lose because they didn't take their chances and Germany did.
Germany improve to 2-0 in POOL A while India reel at 0-2 (win-loss record).
55' not much time left
India have to score 2 goals in the next four minutes to salvage a point.
51' YELLOW CARD FOR SHARMILA
This is going to hurt India further as Sharmila Devi is handed a yellow card and this means she will miss 5 minutes. Sharmila is disappointed in herself in the dugout
47' PC TO GERMANY
Monika and India penalized for a poor challenge.
WIDE! Nike Lorenz drags it wide, left of Savita, as India breathes a sigh of relief. IN fact, the replay shows that Monika, who conceded the PC, deflected the ball wide of goal at the left post. Great worl
46' OFF THE CROSSBAR
Vandana's strike ricochets off the crossbar. If there's anyone who deserves a goal today, it is Vandana.
Q4 begins
India have been doing a lot better but still lack clinical finishing in the final third.
Q3 OVER
An improved performance from India but a few costly misses, including a scuffed penalty stroke, means they are 0-2 behind Germany after Q3.
37' SONNTAG DENIES VANDANA
Another miss that could hurt India. Vandana Katariya does so well to steal possession after a poor back pass in the midfield. She darts down the inner right channel and takes another touch on the right before shooting at goal. However, Sonntag had done well to charge off the line, cut the angle and makes the save.
35' GOOOALLL AND GERMANY GO AHEAD 2-0
AND GERMANY MAKE INDIA PAY! Anne Schroder scores to take Germany 2-0 up.
32' PENALTY STROKE TO INDIA
What a referral. What a point it could be in the game.
Gurjit, playing her 88th game for India, is here to take the stroke.
AND SHE MISSES IT! IT IS SAVED BY THE LEFT HAND OF JULIA SONNTAG!
What a moment for India. Oh, boy!
32' PC TO INDIA
Vandana Katariya does very well to win a PC off Viktoria Huse.
Rani Rampal flicks it off the backfoot and India are contesting as they believe they deserve a penalty stroke and believe the ball came off Altenburg.
Q3 AND SECOND HALF BEGINS
Can India, who have done well to keep it at 0-1, make a comeback? Let's find out!
HALFTIME
End of Q2 also brings an exciting first half to an end! Not much to talk about from India's point of view. They didn't enjoy possession and were made to sit back and defend for the majority of the first half
28' Still goalless
Indians don't have that venom going forward and a lot of that has to do with Germany's solid defense. India is yet to win a PC
21' PC to Germany
The German are now enjoying longer spells of possession and India are only forced to defend. Germany in total command as of now.
20' Germany in command
The German are now enjoying longer spells of possession and India are only forced to defend. Germany in total command as of now.
19' 2nd PC awarded to Germany but India refer
India contest the Penalty Corner awarded to Germany. And it's overruled. Free hit to India
Q2 Begins
And we are underway for the second quarter
END of Q1
Nike Lorenz's goal keeps Germany 1-0 ahead of India
12' PC for Germany and they lead 1-0
Altenburg earns Germany a PC AND NIKE LORENZ SCORESS!! GERMANY LEADS. She goes right and Savita is unable to save it with her outstretched left foot
7' Loose pass
Franzisca Hauke and Germany attack with numbers and speed however she makes a loose pass to hand the possession to India.
7' Maertens on the attack
Pia Maertens cuts into the centre of the circle from the left before threading the ball to Zimmermann. Her shot on goal is blocked by Udita.
6' Germany with possession
Germany with early possession here but the Indians are showing good signs here as they make a couple of forays towards Germany's goal down the left only to be dispossessed
3' FOUL
Vandana Katariya's back flick from the left inside the circle is deemed dangeous.
