Defending champions India to begin Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2024 campaign against Malaysia
The Indian women’s hockey team is keen to begin their title defence against Malaysia at the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2024 on today.
Indian goalkeeper Savita displayed stunning skills in front of the goalpost as Indian Women’s hockey beat Chile in the final of the Women’s Hockey World League Round 2 at West Vancouver on Sunday.
“It was a very good match and we are happy with the way we played. Chile was a tough side to beat and we really had to keep ourselves motivated to keep pushing for a goal after they took an early lead," Indian skipper Rani said in a statement after winning the final.
The victory came following a thrilling shootout that India won by 3-1 to lift the shimmering trophy.
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Maria Maldonado gave Chile a brisk start as she scored in the fifth minute to give them a 1-0 lead.
Indian defense, then, stood responsibly as India conceded no goal after that. In the third quarter, Anupa Barla struck an equaliser for India through a penalty corner. Both the teams were locked at level 1-1 at the end of regulation time.
In the shootout, Skipper Rani and Monika took India’s score to 2-0 with two successive goals.
Although Carolina Garcia scored in Chile’s third attempt, Deepika converted India’s third goal to seal the victory.
"It was a challenging tournament for us with difficult weather conditions as it rained on a few days but we are extremely thrilled that we are through to the World League Semi Final,” Rani added.
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