Indian Women’s Hockey Team registered a clinical 4-2 win over the USA in their first of the two-legged FIH Hockey Pro League 2021/22 tie in Rotterdam on Tuesday. Vice-Captain Deep Grace Ekka (31′), Navneet Kaur (32′), Sonika (40′) and Vandana Katariya (50′) contributed a goal each in India’s win, while Danielle Grega (28′) and Natalie Konerth (45′) were the goalscorers for the USA.
It was a quiet start to the match, with both teams trying to create space in each other’s striking circle, but without causing much damage. It was the USA who came up with the first real attack in the 10th minute when Megan Rodger’s run on the left flank earned themselves a Penalty Corner, but missed out on converting it. Two minutes later, India also won their first Penalty Corner of the match, but Gurjit missed out on converting the opportunity, thus ending the quarter at a 0-0 stalemate.
In the 21st minute, the USA earned back-to-back PCs, but the Indian defence unit kept the USA at bay. India responded quickly and created potential goalscoring opportunities but USA defence once again nullified their opponent’s every attempt. They even earned their second Penalty Corner of the match but missed out on converting it. The USA, on the other end, went on to break the deadlock with just two minutes left for the second quarter to end. An aerial ball by Erin Matso into the Indian circle found Danielle Grega at the right place and the right time to deflect the ball into the net to give her team a 1-0 at the end of the second quarter.
The Indian team showcased their attacking intent immediately at the start of the second quarter and had a chance to break the deadlock, but the USA defence kept the ball away from the goal. In the 21st minute, the USA earned back-to-back PCs, but the Indian defence unit kept the USA at bay. India responded quickly and created potential goalscoring opportunities but USA defence once again nullified their opponent’s every attempt. They even earned their second Penalty Corner of the match but missed out on converting it. The USA, on the other end, went on to break the deadlock with just two minutes left for the second quarter to end. An aerial ball by Erin Matso into the Indian circle found Danielle Grega at the right place and the right time to deflect the ball into the net to give her team a 1-0 at the end of the second quarter.
The Indian team showcased their attacking intent immediately at the start of the second quarter and had a chance to break the deadlock, but the USA defence kept the ball away from the goal. In the 21st minute, the USA earned back-to-back PCs, but the Indian defence unit kept the USA at bay. India responded quickly and created potential goalscoring opportunities but USA defence once again nullified their opponent’s every attempt. They even earned their second Penalty Corner of the match but missed out on converting it. The USA, on the other end, went on to break the deadlock with just two minutes left for the second quarter to end. An aerial ball by Erin Matso into the Indian circle found Danielle Grega at the right place and the right time to deflect the ball into the net to give her team a 1-0 at the end of the second quarter.
The Indian Women’s Hockey Team will take on the USA on 22 June in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The will be played at 2000 hrs IST and will be telecasted live on Star Sports First and Disney+ Hotstar.
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