Indian Women's hockey team had made an impressive debut after beating China in the Pro League and Spain thereafter Pic Credits@TheHockeyIndia
They were looking to return to winning ways against higher ranked but out of touch Germany in the two legged tie of the FIH Pro League
India's disastrous showing in a close-fought shootouts saw them go down in their FIH Pro League match against Germany at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar
Indian women's team could convert only one of their penalty shots during the shoot-outs as Germany won the game 2-1
For India, it was Navneet Kaur who sounded the board while Pauline Heinz and Sara Strauss scored for Germany
Sharmila Devi, Lalremsiami and Monika all failed to convert for India
The Indian Women's Hockey team is hungry for a win when they face Germany again in the second match of the double header on Sunday
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