FIH Pro League: Indian Women’s Hockey Team Lose 1-3 to the Netherlands – News18

Indian girls’s hockey workforce’s penalty nook woes continued because it fell to its second consecutive defeat on the FIH Pro League, shedding 1-3 to the Netherlands on Sunday.

Navneet Kaur was on the lone goal-scorer for India, who have been responsible of squandering as many as six penalty corners.

Yibbi Jansen (third, thirty fourth minute) and Fay van der Elst (twenty first) etched their title on the scoresheet for the Netherlands.

India had misplaced to China on Saturday.

India’s goalkeeper Savita Punia was known as to motion proper from the get-go, saving successive photographs at her aim. Soon after, the Netherlands have been awarded a penalty nook and this season’s main goalscorer, Jansen, powered a shot down the center of the aim to offer the Netherlands an early lead.

As the Netherlands seemed to sit down again and take in the strain, an Indian counter-attack caught them without warning. Sunelita Toppo ventured down the suitable wing and located Navneet on the prime of the capturing circle. Navneet circled and unleashed a thunderous strike that introduced India again on stage phrases.

The Netherlands got here near scoring because the second quarter started when Pien Dicke dodged previous the Indian defence however her shot hit the put up and deflected away.

India went on to create a goal-scoring likelihood of their very own as Sunelita discovered herself in acres of house, and picked out Vandana Katariya who was one-on-one with the Netherlands’ goalkeeper Josine Koning, who rushed out to diffuse the state of affairs.

India continued to search for a chink in Netherlands’ armour however Laura Nunnink initiated a counter-attack and sprayed a fast go to Fay van der Elst who dove to deflect the ball previous Savita and restored Netherlands’ lead.

Both groups went on to earn a few penalty corners however the scoreline remained 2-1 on the finish of the primary half.

The Netherlands piled strain on India within the third quarter, finally incomes a penalty nook and Jansen let free a robust drag flick to beat Savita and make it 3-1.

They have been awarded one other penalty nook quickly after. However, Savita battered away the shot on aim.

As India looked for a aim, they pushed the Netherlands again into their very own half however have been unable to sew collectively the ultimate go.

In the fourth quarter, each groups created back-to-back possibilities. India went on to earn a penalty nook two minutes into the quarter however the Netherlands’ defence held sway.

As the alternate of possibilities continued, Jansen seemed to increase Netherlands’ lead with a reverse shot from the highest of the capturing circle however it bounced off the put up once more.

The Netherlands pegged India again because the quarter progressed however a fast counter noticed India earn a penalty nook.

However, Udita’s slap sailed simply broad of the put up. The final interval of play noticed the Netherlands maintain maintain of the ball to kill off the sport and the competition ended 3-1 of their favour.

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