Germany 0 1 Ireland 2:Having been beaten recently in UCD by the world number six side, Korea, for a place in this year's Olympic Games, it may come as cold comfort to Irish hockey that Ireland won their second test match against the world number two side Germany yesterday afternoon in Mannheim.
In a close-fought, fast-paced game Ireland, ranked 16th in the world, took the early lead in the sixth minute when teenager Ian Sloan converted a penalty corner drag flick and they maintained their 1-0 lead through to half time.
It was not until the 55th minute that the London 2012 qualified Germany equalised, the goal coming from a deflected penalty corner to which Whitthaus got his stick, beating Irish goalkeeper David Fitzgerald.
Ireland grabbed the winning goal with 10 minutes remaining following some great combination work between David Ames and Sloan, which finally set up Ames to score from open play to make it 2-1 and a rare win for Ireland.
