24' - Peillat get Germany back level
India concede a PC now. And it's suddenly a deluge of goals. Germany's Argentine hero Goncalo Peillat scores through power more than precision.
23' - Abhishek scores! India lead 2-1
And again! A defensive lapse from Germany gives Abhishek a chance and he scores! India have scored twice in a minute to now lead the match!
IND 2-1 GER
22' - Jugraj scores
Goal! Jugraj Singh scores through a PC. Germany concede a rare PC, Abhishek delivers, and Jugraj scores! He scored against Australia from a PC too, again today! Harmanpreet finally seems to have some support for PCs.
IND 1-1 GER
21' - India mount several attacks
Stunning attack! Sumit makes a great collection in the box and makes a pass into the centre. Karthi Selvam makes the run but is inches short.
A minute later, Abhishek is free on the left flank. But is driven off the centre by Grambusch.
18' - Sreejesh sits on ball to make save
In some troubling signs for India, Manpreet has been injured and has not taken the field in Q2. Sreejesh comes in for Pawan in goal. And makes a great save in the opening minutes. Replays show he snuffed out the attack by sitting on the ball. Lucky it wasn't reviewed for obstruction.
End of Q1: India 0-1 Germany
A beautiful defensive triangle in defence gets the crowd roaring - Jarmanpreet again in the thick of things. But Dilpreet plays an extra pass and the move falls flat.
12' - India almost get a goal
India look to sit back deep and build from the back. Germany happy to defend deep too. Looks like we are set for a protracted tactical battle today.
A shot comes in from outside the circle, the long ranger is accurate, too accurate. It goes into goal. The crowd goes wild, but the goal doesn't count because no one got a touch on the ball in the circle.
7' - Jarmanpreet threatens on right flank
Vishnu and Jarmanpreet link up well on the right, as Karthi waits in the middle. He is left waiting for the ball though as Germany clear their lines.
3' - Germany score through PC
Goal! Germany get the first PC of the match, and they score! Pawan, the stand-in goalkeeper, stretches his left leg to its extent, but not enough to keep out the shot. Germany go 1-0 ahead. Tom Grambusch the scorer.
IND 0-1 GER
3' - India start with strong attack
What a start from the hosts! A flat cross is played across the face of the German goal by Gurjant but none of the forwards can get the final touch to it.