<p>India suffered a humiliating 1-7 thrashing at the hands of Germany to end their pool engagements on a disappointing note in the women’s competition of the FIH World League Round 3 (Semifinals) here on Sunday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The fitter and faster Germans completely dominated the match with the Indians left to defend their citadel in their own half for most part of their last Pool B match. <br />The Indian backline had a busy day in office as they had to defend the rampaging Germans who combined well and changed flanks in great pace to unsettle their opponents. <br /><br />Janne Muller-Wieland (14th), Maike Stockel (22nd and 44th), Marie Mavers (35th), Jennifer Plass (49th), Lydia Haase (54th) and Hannah Kruger (67th) scored for Germany.<br /><br />Vandana Katariya scored the lone goal for India in the 43rd minute. Fifth-ranked Germany got five penalty corners from which they converted two. India, ranked 12th, got two penalty corners which they could not convert to any goal. <br /><br />With the loss, their second in the group stage, India ended the pool phase with one point which they earned from their 1-1 draw against Belgium. Germany topped Pool B with nine points with an all-win record. <br /><br />The Ritu Rani-led side are likely to play against Pool A topper or runners-up in the knock-out phase which begins on Tuesday. All the eight teams -- four each in the two pools -- will still play in the quarterfinal phase as the preliminary matches are only meant to decide who plays whom in the knock-out stage.<br /><br />The last-place team of one pool plays the topper of the other pool and so on.<br />As early as the sixth minute, Germany sounded the Indian board but the goal was disallowed after India asked for a review on the ground of dangerous play.<br />Germany got the first penalty corner in the 10th minute and Indian goalkeeper Savita made a brilliant save diving to her right. <br /><br />Four minutes later, Germany surged ahead from the second penalty corner with Janne Muller-Wieland finding the target from an angular shot. <br />Post that the floodgates just opened as the Germans ripped apart a toothles India to romp home in style.<br /><br /></p>
<p>India suffered a humiliating 1-7 thrashing at the hands of Germany to end their pool engagements on a disappointing note in the women’s competition of the FIH World League Round 3 (Semifinals) here on Sunday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The fitter and faster Germans completely dominated the match with the Indians left to defend their citadel in their own half for most part of their last Pool B match. <br />The Indian backline had a busy day in office as they had to defend the rampaging Germans who combined well and changed flanks in great pace to unsettle their opponents. <br /><br />Janne Muller-Wieland (14th), Maike Stockel (22nd and 44th), Marie Mavers (35th), Jennifer Plass (49th), Lydia Haase (54th) and Hannah Kruger (67th) scored for Germany.<br /><br />Vandana Katariya scored the lone goal for India in the 43rd minute. Fifth-ranked Germany got five penalty corners from which they converted two. India, ranked 12th, got two penalty corners which they could not convert to any goal. <br /><br />With the loss, their second in the group stage, India ended the pool phase with one point which they earned from their 1-1 draw against Belgium. Germany topped Pool B with nine points with an all-win record. <br /><br />The Ritu Rani-led side are likely to play against Pool A topper or runners-up in the knock-out phase which begins on Tuesday. All the eight teams -- four each in the two pools -- will still play in the quarterfinal phase as the preliminary matches are only meant to decide who plays whom in the knock-out stage.<br /><br />The last-place team of one pool plays the topper of the other pool and so on.<br />As early as the sixth minute, Germany sounded the Indian board but the goal was disallowed after India asked for a review on the ground of dangerous play.<br />Germany got the first penalty corner in the 10th minute and Indian goalkeeper Savita made a brilliant save diving to her right. <br /><br />Four minutes later, Germany surged ahead from the second penalty corner with Janne Muller-Wieland finding the target from an angular shot. <br />Post that the floodgates just opened as the Germans ripped apart a toothles India to romp home in style.<br /><br /></p>