In reply, Germany converted both penalty corners they earned.

The Indians pressed hard at the start, forcing two penalty corners before Ben Hasbach opened the scoring (eighth minute) when he capitalised on a rebound during a goalmouth scrimmage.

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India muffed two more penalty corners before striker Sudeep Chirmako sent a reverse hit into the net for the equaliser (11th min).  

Germany then launched a counter that produced the first penalty corner in the dying seconds of the first half, which was converted by Hasbach.

Down 1-2 in the first half, the Indians went into a shell. Errors creeped into their game and their raids decreased. 

Paul Glander’s rasping drag-flick off Germany’s second penalty corner made it 3-1 (41st) and the game was already out of India’s reach by the time Florian Sperling scored from a narrow angle, scooping the ball over the goalkeeper (58th). India play Spain (who lost to France) in the bronze-medal match on Saturday.