India started their marketing campaign within the FIH Women’s Hockey Nations Cup with an emphatic 3-1 win over Chile in a Pool B match right here on Sunday.
Kumari Sangita opened scoring for India with a second minute strike earlier than Sonika and Navneet Kaur added their names within the rating sheet within the tenth and thirty first minute respectively.
Villagran Fernanda pulled one again for Chile via a penalty nook conversion within the forty third minute.
All the three Indian targets got here from area efforts.
India play Japan of their second pool match on Monday. India had misplaced to Japan within the 2018 Asian Games ultimate.
India play South Africa of their concluding league match on December 14. The knockout matches shall be performed on December 16 and 17.
The 2022 FIH Women’s Nations Cup is a crucial fixture within the worldwide calendar because it brings in a promotion-relegation system. The champions from this occasion shall be promoted to the 2023-24 FIH Hockey Women’s Pro League.
