Savita Punia. (X, Hockey India)
Mumtaz Khan and Sonika netted for India within the shootout to assert a 2-1 win after the sport was tied at 1-1 in regulation interval with India scoring within the nineteenth minute by younger drag-flicker Deepika Kumari and the US equalising by Ashley Seesa within the forty fifth minute.
A day after upsetting world No.3 Australia, India girls as soon as once more performed an entertaining and fast-paced model of hockey to defeat the United States 2-1 by way of shootout in an FIH Pro League match on Sunday.
The regulation interval led to a 1-1 stalemate with India scoring within the nineteenth minute by younger drag-flicker Deepika Kumari and the US equalising by Ashley Seesa within the forty fifth minute.
Mumtaz Khan and Sonika have been on track within the shootout, whereas Leah Crouse scored for the shedding workforce.
Despite the win, the Indian chief coach, Janneke Schopman, can be sad with the way in which the Savita Punia-led facet dominated for many half and nonetheless couldn’t win the competition in regulation time regardless of incomes a number of penalty corners.
The win on Sunday got here after India had thrashed the US 3-1 within the Bhubaneswar leg of the Pro League. The victory would have soothed the nerves of the 20,000-odd crowd on the stadium, who noticed US rating the equaliser within the dying minutes of the third quarter.
India accomplished their Pro League engagements at residence with 5 defeats and three wins — twice in opposition to the USA and as soon as in opposition to Australia.
Having defeated Australia on Saturday on the similar venue, the Indians undoubtedly had spring of their steps however they displayed the tendency to hold on to the ball for a lot too lengthy and their penalty nook conversion remained abysmal.
Four minutes into the second quarter India earned their first PC, and Deepika punched within the purpose, sending a strong and low shot that hit the bottom-right nook of the purpose.
The US workforce was a bundle of power all by and desperately tried to get again into the sport, however in opposition to the run of play, India earned three extra penalty corners earlier than the top of the second quarter, all of which weren’t utilised.
In the closing moments of the third quarter, the Americans went for a penalty-corner variation and succeeded.
Alexandra Hammel went for the shot and Savita went on her knees to make the save. However, Ashley, who had made the PC injection, had by then swiftly made her method in the direction of purpose. With the rebound falling awkwardly, the American dived ahead to ship a stunning looped shot over the goalkeeper and into the online.
The fourth quarter didn’t yield any purpose although a determined Lalremsiami performed in a cross from the proper however the American defence was agency.
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