It was natural for India to expect the fans to be their proverbial 12th man at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai at the FIH Junior World Cup, especially for the big semifinal against serial winners Germany. But on Sunday night, with every passing minute that asserted the European side’s supremacy over India in a 5-1 win, the travelling group of Germans — comprising mothers, fathers, and siblings mostly – made their presence felt. The majority of the touring group arrived in Chennai in time for the quarterfinals and will now get to witness their young stars play for Germany in the final on Wednesday. The atmosphere before the match was of course set by the many hundreds of Indian fans but Germany’s dominance on the night meant the locals became increasingly silent and had only a few moments to cheer. The German touring contingent in the stands in Chennai. Hockey India Ferdinand Steinebach’s father Martin, who travelled from Cologne, said his son’s side needed to score early and quieten the home crowd a little …