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20' Germany score again! India 0-2 Germany
Kleinlein's opening goal keeps Germany in the lead after the first quarter. India failed to convert a PC in the dying seconds of that quarter. Q2 underway now. Germany go close to a second when a fierce pass from the left flashes across the face of the IND goal. Now a green card for India. And Germany score again! Holzmueller scores for Germany now. With 5 minutes gone in Q2, Germany go 2-0 ahead.
Germany score! Germany 1-0 India at end of Q1
India growing into this contest and starting to get some pressure on the German goal. With the last few seconds of the quarter left though, Germany earn another PC. And the shot comes in from the corner. Goal! An innovative Penalty Corner routine - a goal at the end of it. Erik Kleinlein the scorer.
Straight at the other end, India look to respond instantly. And there's India's first PC of the day. 5 seconds left in Q1. The attack is averted. 1-0 to Germany at the end of Q1.
10' - India control more possession
Max Siegburg squandered the best chance of the early stages for Germany. India start making advances towards the German circle but fail to eke out clear-cut scoring chances.
5' - Germany get sight of goal
A big opportunity for Germany in the 4th minute on the reverse with the goalkeeper out of his line, but the striker misses with his shot. Germany with ore attacks...and they earn the first PC of the match. The shot comes in. Wide. Just wide. The shrieks inside the stadium just threatened to reach a crescendo there.
1st Quarter: Germany shade possession
Match underway! Will it be the hosts or the European giants? ARG defeated FRA in a shoot-out in the earlier semi-final. Will it be IND or GER who joins them in Sunday's final?
Most of the first few minutes being played in the midfield, Germany shading the early possession.
India vs Germany: Teams walk out
Last few seconds before the India-Germany Semi-Final Clash. They two teams walk out to the centre, the crowd is still building.
India vs Germany: Teams
The starting XIs are out. Captain Vivek Sagar Prasad will be the only Indian player to win medals in Youth Olympics, Olympics and World Cup if India win today.
India vs Germany: Head-to-head
India need to wary of late goals because Germans have it in their DNA to keep pressing, coach Graham Reid said yesterday.
India vs Germany: What to expect
"I can't reveal much but we will be having a defence-first approach against India," said Germany's coach ahead of the game.
Argentina awaits in final
Argentina beat France in the first Semifinal of FIH Men's Junior World Cup through shootout. Facundo Zarate wins the POTM for leading his country to their third final at the #JWC2021. Argentina won the title in 2005 after finishing runners-up in 2001.