Pawan and Danneberg - two 21-year-olds to look out for in future goalkeeping battles
Pawan has played a big team before - against Netherlands in an away game last year - and in front of big crowds at home, while Danneberg starred in Germany’s World Cup triumph just over a month back in a packed Bhubaneswar stadium.
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Goalkeepers Pawan Malik and Jean-Paul Danneberg | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The two days so far at the FIH Pro League ‘mini tournament’ here have seen two 21-year olds shine and impress as much for their temperament and potential as their performances. The fact that both of them are goalkeepers – India’s Pawan Malik and Jean-Paul Danneberg for Germany – is the only thing common between them, though.