IND vs GER HIGHLIGHTS, Olympics: Germany beat India 3-2; India to play Bronze medal match on Aug 8

Skipper Harmanpreet Singh (7th) and Sukhjeet Singh (36th) scored for India, while Gonzalo Peillat (18th), Christopher Ruhr (27th) and Marco Miltkau (54th) were the scorers for Germany.

12:11 AM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: Heartbreak for India

60th minute: Shamsher gets a chance in the final minute but misses the shot.

India 2 | 3 Germany at FULL TIME

12:08 AM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: India save a PC without goalkeeper

58th minute: India make a brilliant penalty corner save without a goalkeeper.

India 2 | 3 Germany in 4th quarter.

12:01 AM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: Germany takes lead

54th minute: Germany's Marco Miltkau scores the third the goal and India is trailing with six minute left in the game.

India's left flank is disrupted by Germany, and Peillat skillfully sends the ball into the goalmouth, where Marco Miltkau deflects it into the upper corner. What a fantastic goal from Germany, once again with Gonzalo Peillat at the center. Germany is in the lead.

 

India 2 | 3 Germany in 4th quarter

11:56 PM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: PC for Germans due to dangerous ball

51st minute: Germany wins the PC on review but Sreejesh makes a brilliant save. 

India 2 | 2 Germany in 4th quarter

11:50 PM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: Brilliant defending by India

47th minute: Germany earn the penalty corner but fail to score. The Germans has the chance to score on rebound but Vivek Sagar makes a brilliant save at goal line.

Ruehr on the right battery and Peillat on the left make for a lethal combo. HOWEVER, DEFENCE! WOW SANJAY BLOCKS IT ON THE LINE after Sreejesh first saves the Peillat thunderbolt and Harmanpreet blocks a Wellen follow-up. What a dramatic act of preemptive defense that was.

India 2 | 2 Germany in 4th quarter.

11:34 PM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: Sukhjeet scores the equaliser

36th minute: India levels the score as Harmanpreet Singh uses a variation during penalty corner to cancel the German lead.

India 2 | 2 Germany in 3rd quarter

11:31 PM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: PC for India

36th minute: India earn third penalty in third quarter.

11:28 PM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: India fail to convert PC

31st minute: In the opening minute of the second half, Sukhjeet performs an incredible job of dribbling past the defenders to win a penalty corner. Stepping up, Big Harmanpreet Singh wins another PC. Which, in the most amazing fashion, is saved by Jean-Paul Danneberg. 

 

Hardik gets the rebound and attempts a quick shot, but it goes just wide.

11:25 PM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: India earn PC at start of 3rd quarter

31st minute: Surjeet earns penalty corner for India.

11:21 PM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: Advantage Germany at half time

HALF TIME: India started the game well with earning seven penalty corners in the first eight minutes and converting one of those into goals. Meanwhile, Hardik Singh has played a major role in every successful move India has made in this game thus far.

When attacking, he runs the entire length of the field, and when defending, he tracks back. India is behind, but only by a single goal. Must continue to play with the same level of intensity in the second half and try to include Mandeep Singh in the attack a little more.

India 1 | 2 Germany at half time

11:13 PM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: Germany take crucial lead

Ruhr strikes Sreejesh low to his right. India still has work to do.

11:10 PM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: Germany gets penalty stroke

27th minute: Germany gets a penalty stroke and Christopher Ruehr coverts the penalty stroke. Germany takes the lead. 

India 1 | 2 Germany in 2nd quarter

11:06 PM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: Lalit misses a golden opportunity to score

23rd minute: Lalit Upadhyay misses a golder opportunity to score the equaliser. 

He gets a deflection just in front of goal mouth but he fails to hit the target.

India 1 | 1 Germany in 2nd quarter

11:04 PM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: Abhishek misses a chance by a whisker

20th minute: Abhishek's chance! He attempts a half turn shot that misses Danneberg's near post, much like the goals he scored earlier in the competition.

India 1 | 1 Germany in 2nd quarter

10:59 PM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: Germany score equaliser early in 2nd quarter

18th minute: Jermanpreet Singh makes a silly mistake in the circle as he takes the overhead pass in front of German player. India concedes first penalty corner. 

 

And Germany score the equaliser!! What a strike. With a flick to Sreejesh's left, Peillat completely ruins the ball, giving Jarmanpreet little chance to score either.

India 1 | 1 Germany in second quarter

10:51 PM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: India end first quarter on a high

15th minute: After taking the lead, India is in defending duties. Meanwhile, Hardik is on fire! So far, his dribbling in confined spaces has been just amazing.

India 1 | 0 Germany after 1st quarter

10:45 PM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: India wins 7th PC

Harmanpreet Singh fails to convert India's 7th penalty corner to goal.

10:42 PM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: Harmanpreet gives India lead

13th minute: Once more, IT'S THAT GUY HARMANPREET SINGH! GOAL OF THE SKIPPER PUTTING INDIA FIRST!

 

 

 

India will accept it in any form, but there's a significant diversion on that and lobs over everyone. Both Fulton and the Indian supporters are pleased.

India 1 | 0 Germany in first quarter

10:36 PM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: First quarter begins

The first semifinal between India and Germany begins.

India vs Germany semis

10:32 PM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: First penalty corner for India

2", 1st QTR: India wins the first quarterfinal of the match minutes into the first quarter.

10:25 PM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: The match is now underway

The men's hockey event semifinal match between India and Germany is now underway.

10:19 PM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: Second last match for the Indian wall

The wall of Indian football who announced that he will retire after the Paris Olympics will be playing his second last match of the career against Germany in the semifinals.

10:13 PM

India vs Germany head-to-head in last five meetings

• India 2-3 Germany - June 8, 2024
• India 3-0 Germany - June 1, 2024
• India 6-3 Germany - March 13, 2023
• India 3-2 Germany - March 10, 2023
• India 3-1 Germany - April 15, 2022

10:04 PM

India vs Germany head-to-head in Olympics

 

• Total Matches played: 12
• India won: 5
• Germany won: 4
• Drawn: 3

10:03 PM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: India and Germany head to head in last 5 match

In thier last five head to head encounters India leads Germany by 4-1, but in thier last match it was the German side who recored a 3-2 victory over the men in blue.

9:50 PM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: India to play without first rusher

Indian hoceky team will take the feild against Germany in 2024 Paris Olympics men's hockey semifinals withouth thier first rusher Amit Rohidas who recieved a red card during quartfinal match against Great Britain.

William Calnan of Britain in action with Amit Rohidas of India. Photo: Reuters

9:43 PM

India vs Germany head-to-head (overall) in hockey

 

Matches Played	103
India Won	23
Germany Won	53
Matches Drawn	27
Biggest Germany Win	7-1 at 1976 Montreal Olympics
Biggest India Win	8-1 at 1936 Berlin Olympics
Goals Scored by India	165
Goals Scored by Germany	222

9:29 PM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES: India aim to convert the color of Tokyo Olympics medal

India's road to the semifinals

Indian men’s hockey team was drawn in Pool B alongside Belgium, Australia, Argentina, Ireland, and New Zealand. Men in Blue started their campaign with a 3-2 win over New Zealand. They then played a 1-1 draw against Argentina. India then defeated Ireland 2-0 before facing their first defeat in Paris at the hands of Belgium by 2-3. India finished their pool stage on a high after defeating the defending silver medalist Australia by 3-2. India faced Great Britain in the quarterfinal match in a rematch from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. 10-men India defeated Great Britain 4-2 in the penalty shoot-out after finishing at 1-1 in regulation time.

9:22 PM

Hockey semifinal | IND vs GER LIVE UPDATES

Hello and welcome to live coverage of India vs Germany semifinal match at Paris Olympics 2024.