India concede two goals against Germany in FIH Pro League

India inexplicably conceded two late goals to lose to reigning world champions Germany 1-2 in their FIH Pro League match here on Thursday.  The two sides were goalless at the half time before Jugraj Singh struck from a penalty corner in the 38th minute to give India the lead.

It looked like India would notch a rare back-to-back win against the Germans who, however, equalised four minutes from the final hooter through a penalty corner conversion by Justus Weigand (56th). The world champions then snatched a win from the jaws of defeat with Jakob Brilla (60th) scoring from yet another penalty corner with just a few seconds left in the match.

The match, though, was dull and drab for most part. India earned three penalty corners as against five by the Germans.

India had stunned Germany 3-1 on Wednesday in a memorable win that coincided with Manpreet Singh becoming the country’s most-capped player. The midfield stalwart made his 413th appearance, surpassing former captain and current Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey’s tally of 412 matches.

India had lost to Olympic champions the Netherlands 2-3 on June 14.

They next face the Netherlands again on June 21.