Heart break for Spain as pugnacious Germany enters semis via shoot out route

K ARUMUGAM



Spain did everything. Withstood Germany’s onslaught for major part of the 60-minute of intense game, saved from damage from first eleven penalty corners their famed rivals have got, but in the end could not keep of up the solitary goal lead for another two minutes. Germany on the hand put themselves back in the game by converting their last penalty corner the 12th that nullified the Spain’s 2-1 lead taking the contest to shoot out.