Sushila Chanu scored a brace because the Indian girls’s hockey group made a grand debut on the FIH Pro League, hammering China 7-1 within the first recreation of the two-leg tie right here on Monday.
Chanu (forty seventh, 52nd minutes) transformed two penalty strokes whereas Navneet Kaur (fifth), Neha (12), Vandana Katariya (fortieth), Sharmila Devi (forty eighth) and Gurjit Kaur (fiftieth) netted one every at hand India a convincing win.
China’s lone purpose was scored from a area effort by Xue Deng within the forty third minute.
With the win, the Indian girls’s hockey group moved to the third place within the FIH Pro League factors desk, with three factors and a purpose distinction of plus six.
The Indians received off to a flier when Navneet discovered the web from contained in the circle within the fifth minute.
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India managed the tempo of the match from there on, however a uncommon circle penetration from China within the tenth minute earned them the primary penalty nook of the match however skipper Savita was as much as the duty in entrance of the purpose to thwart the hazard.
The Indians saved up the strain of the Chinese purpose and had been rewarded with their second purpose within the twelfth minute when Neha doubled the lead with a close-range strike.
India continued in the identical vein within the second quarter and and created a flurry of possibilities however failed in execution to enter the breather main 2-0.
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A giant win in opposition to the Chinese on the FIH Hockey Pro League 2021/22 (Women).💙
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After the change of ends, India prolonged their margin via Vandana.
Trailing 0-3, the Chinese pulled one again three minutes later with Deng slamming one in from the proper aspect.
The fourth and closing quarter, nonetheless, was fully dominated by the Indians as they pumped in as many as 4 targets with Chanu changing two penalty strokes.
India will play China once more on Tuesday on the similar venue.
