POTCHEFSTROOM, April 3: The Indian women’s hockey team stunned formidable Germany 2-1 to register its second consecutive win in pool stages and assure its place in the quarterfinals of the FIH Junior World Cup here on Sunday.
India, who thrashed a lowly Wales 5-1 in its opening Pool D match on Saturday, scored through two penalty corner conversions by Lalremsiami (2’) and Mumtaz Khan (25’) to emerge winners.
Germany’s lone goal was scored by Jule Bleuel in the 57th minute.
The Indian will finish off their pool engagements against Malaysia on April 5 before the quarterfinal round which starts on April 8.
The Indians are currently atop Pool D with two wins from as many games ahead of second-placed Germany. Two teams each from pools will qualify for the knock-out rounds.
The quadrennial tournament, which was originally scheduled for last December, was postponed due to the threat posed by the omicron variant of COVID-19 in South Africa.
India, who have appeared in four editions of the junior global event, claimed their best finish in 2013 with a bronze.
The team, however, did not qualify for the previous edition. (PTI)
