After the 1-5 drubbing at the hands of World no 1 Netherlands, the Indians lifted their game by a notch but it was not enough to get past World no 3 Germany at the Oi Hockey Stadium
India's Kaur Navjot in action against Germany. Pic PTI/Gurinder Osan
The Indian women's hockey team went down 0-2 to Rio Games bronze-medallist Germany, its second consecutive defeat in Pool A at the Tokyo Olympics.
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After the 1-5 drubbing at the hands of World no 1 Netherlands, the Indians lifted their game by a notch but it was not enough to get past World no 3 Germany at the Oi Hockey Stadium. The team was guilty of wasting a lot of opportunities, including a penalty stroke by Gurjit Kaur in the third quarter while luck also didn't favour the Rani Rampal-led side.
Skipper Nike Lorenz (12th minute) and Anna Schroder (35th) were the goal scorers for Germany, who registered their second win on the trot having beaten Great Britain 2-1 in their first match. Indian will play Great Britain in their next pool match on July 28.
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