FIH Women’s Pro League: Battling India go Down 0-1 to Netherlands – News18

The Indian girls’s hockey group dished out a much-improved defensive present in opposition to powerhouse Netherlands however lack of sharpness and revolutionary strikes upfront noticed them lose the FIH Pro League match 0-1 to the world No. 1 facet right here on Wednesday.

This was the house group’s fifth defeat in six Pro League video games thus far and it happened due to an excellent Twenty seventh-minute subject objective by Albers Felice for the reigning Olympic, world and Pro League champions.

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This is the Savita Punia-led India’s second loss within the Pro League to the Dutch. They had misplaced to the guests 1-3 in Bhubaneswar per week in the past.

The Dutch had been clearly the higher facet however credit score to the Indian defence, particularly goalkeeper Savita, who stood tall amid a barrage of assaults to disclaim the rivals extra objectives.

The Dutch needed to wait until the Twenty seventh minute for the all-important objective. Elzemiek Zandee made a effective run into the circle and despatched a scorching shot in direction of the objective. Though Savita booted it away, Albers deftly managed the excessive ball and poked it previous the goalkeeper.

The objective was the results of relentless strain placed on the Indian defence by the Dutch halfway by means of the second quarter.

Just minutes earlier than, Savita had effected a effective save together with her fast anticipation and reflexes, denying Albers, who had pushed into the circle from the left and performed a cross in direction of the far submit.

Savita, displaying effective anticipation, shortly modified the route of the ball after it had bought deflected by a defender’s stick.

Barring these two events, one among which resulted in a objective, the primary half was evenly matched with Lalremsiami developing with a few circle penetrations within the first quarter however dropping momentum close to the objective.

The Dutch too earned three penalty corners within the first quarter however effective defensive work by the house group noticed the guests failing to open their account.

India did have their probabilities after half time however they missed penalty corners aplenty to see the Dutch stroll away with a win.

India’s perennial points with penalty-corner conversion continued, with the facet incomes three back-to-back set-pieces within the third quarter however failing to transform even a single.

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The final one within the collection was particularly galling as skilled Vandana Katariya tried to deflect Deepika’s drag-flick and catch the Dutch defence off guard, however the ball flew broad of the objective.

Before that Mumtaz Khan too got here near levelling the rating after Jyoti fired in a cross from the appropriate. Mumtaz managed the ball beautifully and unleashed a robust low drive, however was unfortunate to search out the surface of the objective.

Savita had a momentary mind fade within the thirty eighth minute for which she was proven the yellow card and despatched off for 5 minutes. The veteran goalkeeper kicked the ball outdoors the circle and the referee had no hesitation awarding a penalty nook to the Dutch.

Dicke Plen took the penalty nook however substitute goalkeeper Bichu Devi got here up with a effective save to maintain her group within the match.

Savita returned to the sector to a barrage of assaults and a flurry of penalty corners being awarded to the Dutch within the final quarter, however the Indian defence stood agency to disclaim the No.1 facet any extra objectives.

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