The Indian junior girls’s hockey group on Wednesday recorded a 6-2 win in opposition to England to finish third on the 4 Nations Tournament – Dusseldorf 2023 proper right here.
India avid gamers in movement by means of the junior 4-nations occasion(Hockey India/Twitter)
For India, Neelam (twenty fifth minutes), Annu (26, 43′), Sunelita Toppo (35′), Hina Bano (38′) and Mumtaz Khan (40’) have been on monitor.
England’s targets received right here from Claudia Swain (16′) and Charlotte Bingham (54′).
In the first quarter, every teams acquired off to a fast start. India have been attacking to take the lead, nevertheless by the tip of the first quarter, the score was tied at 0-0 as every teams put up sturdy defensive reveals.
India started the second quarter on a extreme discover. However, England took good thing about the prospect and scored their first intention by Swain.
However, India responded with a well-executed assault that resulted in a penalty nook. Neelam remodeled the penalty nook, serving to India to diploma the score.
Annu, who scored in opposition to Spain on Tuesday, doubled India’s lead with an outstanding topic intention, and India defended successfully to enter half time with a 2-1 lead.
High on confidence, India appeared to extend their lead inside the third quarter. Sunelita Toppo made no mistake in altering a penalty nook to extend the end in 3-1.
Hina Bano added one different intention to take the game away from England. Mumtaz Khan and Annu then found the once more of the net to make it 6-1 for India.
Even as India appeared in order so as to add to their tally, England acquired on the board subsequent with a topic intention from Bingham.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
