FIH Pro League: Indian Women’s Hockey Team Goes Down 2-3 Against Great Britain – News18

The Indian girls’s hockey staff went down 2-3 in opposition to Great Britain of their second match of the London leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24 on the Lee Valley Hockey Stadium.

Navneet Kaur (34’) and Sharmila Devi (56’) scored the objectives for India, whereas for Great Britain, Charlotte Watson (5’ and seven’) and Isabelle Petter (57’) had been heading in the right direction.

In the primary quarter, India began the sport with a dominating presence, placing the hosts Great Britain on the backfoot and coming into their territory swiftly. Despite India’s makes an attempt to ease this stress by counter-attacks, Great Britain maintained their momentum, and scored early by Charlotte Watson (5’) after she discovered the again of the online from a penalty stroke. Charlotte Watson (7’) was once more on the scoresheet as she doubled Great Britain’s lead discovering the again of the online from an in depth vary.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Indian staff elevated the frequency of their assaults in an try to get again within the sport, forcing Great Briain’s midfielders to make again passes and keep possession. Interestingly, the technique helped Great Britain in neutralising the Indian staff’s assault, permitting them to keep up their 2-0 lead going into the half-time break.

With India desperately looking for methods to bounce again, the third quarter was entertaining with each groups displaying quick-fire hockey with each groups stepping up the ante in assault. India’s efforts paid off as Navneet Kaur (34’) pulled one again for India after scoring a superb subject purpose. With India switching gears, they put Great Britain’s defenders on the backfoot with their excessive urgent, however a second Indian purpose remained elusive. The third quarter ended with hosts Great Britain main 2-1.

High on confidence after scoring, the Indian staff got here out all weapons blazing within the fourth and remaining quarter of the match and stored Great Britain below stress by attacking rigorously. However, the hosts stored their defence tight. Sharmila Devi (56’) pulled again one other one for India and made the previous few minutes of the sport thrilling. However, it was Great Britain which prolonged their lead after Isabelle Petter (57’) discovered the online. The match ended with Great Britain successful the match 3-2.

The Indian staff will subsequent tackle Germany on June 8.

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