India defeat Germany 3-0 in Pro League hockey

The Indian men's hockey team put up a resilient performance to beat reigning world champions Germany, albeit not on full strength, 3-0 in the FIH Pro League at the Lee Valley Hockey Stadium in London on Saturday.

Goals by Harmanpreet Singh (16th), Sukhjeet Singh (41st) and Gurjant Singh (44th) helped India begin their final leg of the nine-team league in the right stead.

There was plenty of action in the opening quarter with the teams evenly matched. While Sukhjeet and Mandeep Singh stood tall in the forward line, creating some excellent chances, India goalkeeper PR Sreejesh was put through a testing time with the Germans winning a flurry of penalty corners (PC) in the opening minutes.