Chennai, Dec. 7 -- Indian Junior Men's Hockey Team registered a humiliating 1-5 loss against defending champions Germany in the Semifinal of the FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Tamil Nadu 2025 here on Sunday.
Anmol Ekka (51') scored for India while Lukas Kossel (14', 30'), Titus Wex (15'), Jonas von Gersum (40') and Ben Hasbach (49') were the goalscorers for Germany.
Germany started the first quarter strong, as they were aggressive in their press, forcing India to play in their own half. India initially did well to sustain the pressure and build from the back however, they couldn't create a clear opportunity on goal. In the third minute itself, Germany were through on goal as Justus Warweg made a strong interception in a dangerous area ...