At Odisha Hockey World League Final 2017, Bhubaneswar, India
Bronze Medal match
India bt Germany 2-1 (1-0)
Goal Scorers - SV Sunil (IND) 20' Harmanpreet Singh (IND) 54' PC, and Mark Appel (GER) 36'
India beat Germany 2-1 to win a second straight bronze at the last edition of HWL Final ... German players won the heart as they played with only available 11 players (other missed due to illness), means no rotation through substitution ... They fought throughout the match ... Both teams showed intensity on the field, despite our first goal, Germans were compact in the defence and superior in the attack ... They had a seven penalty corners which goalkeeper Suraj Karkera's blocks and moreover their first choice dragflicker and captain Martin Haner was missing in action due to illness ... After conceding a goal we converted the 4th penalty corner in the last quarter through Harmanpreet and then kept a goal advantage for a win.
Australia defeated Olympics champion Argentina 2-1 for winning the HWL Final and also Australia replaced Argentina at the top spot in team's rankings.
Bronze Medal match
India bt Germany 2-1 (1-0)
Goal Scorers - SV Sunil (IND) 20' Harmanpreet Singh (IND) 54' PC, and Mark Appel (GER) 36'
India beat Germany 2-1 to win a second straight bronze at the last edition of HWL Final ... German players won the heart as they played with only available 11 players (other missed due to illness), means no rotation through substitution ... They fought throughout the match ... Both teams showed intensity on the field, despite our first goal, Germans were compact in the defence and superior in the attack ... They had a seven penalty corners which goalkeeper Suraj Karkera's blocks and moreover their first choice dragflicker and captain Martin Haner was missing in action due to illness ... After conceding a goal we converted the 4th penalty corner in the last quarter through Harmanpreet and then kept a goal advantage for a win.
Australia defeated Olympics champion Argentina 2-1 for winning the HWL Final and also Australia replaced Argentina at the top spot in team's rankings.
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