India beat Germany after a decade

Bonn, June 13: India made a fine comeback after suffering three consecutive defeats to register its first victory against Germany in ten years, winning 3-2 the fourth and final Test in Mainz today.

India last beat Germany in the Champions Trophy in 1989 in Berlin and has lost all matches since then except for two draws during the ten-year period.Centre forward Gagan Ajit Singh scored two field goals while Kamal Horo successfully converted one of the three penalty corners earned by the visitors in a well-fought contest as the Indians came back from a 1-2 deficit to force a superb victory.

Kristoff and Kopff struck for the hosts.

Putting aside the defeats in the first three tests, the Indian team played like a well-oiled machine and quickly went into the lead in the fifth minute.India had lost the first three matches 1-4, 1-2 and 1-2.

The Indian team is due to leave for Brussells tomorrow to play another four-test series against Belgium in the second leg of their European tour. Yesterday, Germany haddefeated India 2-1 in the third test, Daljeet Singh Dhillon pulling one back for India after the interval.