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The Indian ladies' hockey group battled with assurance however lost its nerves in the most essential period of the punishment shootout, going down to Germany in the second elimination round of the FIH Olympic Qualifier here today.

The match was extended to a punishment shootout, which Germany won 4-3 in unexpected passing, after the groups were tied at 2-2 in guideline time. With this success, Germany got a billet in the Paris Olympics. India will get one more opportunity to seal a billet in the event that they beat Japan in the third spot match tomorrow. World No. 5 Germany will take on the USA in the last.

Deepika (fifteenth moment) and Ishika Chaudhary (59th) were the objective scorers for India in the standard time, while Germany's the two objectives were scored by Charlotte Stapenhorst (27th, 57th).

True to form, the Germans came out going after from the beginning and applied ceaseless strain on the Indian protection on a hazy evening, where perceivability was an issue. Only 55 seconds from the finish of the principal quarter, India got their most memorable punishment corner and Deepika hammered home with a strong drag-flick to shock the Germans.

Absence of coordination from the Indian midfield and failure to clear free balls cost the hosts beyond a doubt as Germany balanced a little ways from half-time when Stapenhorst scored from a field exertion.

The Germans proceeded with their steady endeavors after the difference in closes however the Indian protection stood tall. In the end, it turned out to be a lot to deal with for the Indian safeguard as Stapenhorst scored her second objective to stagger the limit swarm. The Indians, in any case, didn't surrender and got consecutive punishment corners in the 59th moment, the second was placed into the objective by Ishika from a bounce back, constraining the match into the shootout.

"We will examine it in the future. We really want to give time to the failure," India mentor Janneke Schopman said. "We need to rest tomorrow first thing and I realize they will be prepared. Some of them are as of now prepared however we want some time," she added.

"They get somewhat anxious and when they get fretful... yet, I can't generally fault them for it. It was extraordinary that we could deal with an enormous piece of the game today. I realize we can play however we need to appear and need to continue to battle. We don't have an assurance tomorrow. Japan likewise needs to go to Paris, so we have a battle in our grasp," she added.