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Jaspreet Sahni | TIMESOFINDIA.COM

Hockey World Cup: Injured German umpire to undergo surgery for cheek-bone fracture

BHUBANESWAR: The blow that the German umpire Ben Goentgen took on his face during the fourth quarterfinal of the Men's Hockey World Cup between the Netherlands and South Korea on Wednesday will require him to undergo a surgery.

Veteran South Korean Jang Jonghyun's drag-flick on a penalty corner got deflected off a Dutch stick and hit Goentgen smack on the face, leaving him flat on the ground in pain with a bloody face.

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