FIH Pro League: Indian women lose 1-2 against Germany in shootout
Indian women's hockey team lost 1-2 to Germany in a shootout after both the teams were locked at 1-1 at the end of the regulation time in the first match of the double-leg FIH Pro League on Saturday. Early goals from Navneet Kaur (4th minute) and Carlotta Sippel (5th) set the tone for what was an exciting contest between world No. 9 India and world No. 5 Germany. Both teams wasted numerous scoring chances to finish tied after the end of the regulation 60 minutes, forcing the match into a shootout where the Germans did just enough to come out on top. Navneet scored the only goal for India in the shoot-out even as Sharmila Devi, Neha Goyal, Laremsiami and Monika wasted their chances.


