Already by means of to the semifinals, India beat South Africa 2-0 to notch up their third win on the trot and high the pool within the FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup.
Deep Ekka Grace (14th minute) and Gurjit Kaur (59th) scored for India in opposition to the South Africans to finish the pool B league engagement with an all-win file.
A resilient victory for India. On to the Semis we go. 🤩
IND 2:0 RSA#HockeyIndia #IndiaKaGame #FIHNationsCup @CMO_Odisha @sports_odisha @IndiaSports activities @Media_SAI pic.twitter.com/ovXIuBvfJL
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) December 14, 2022
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World quantity eight India topped the pool with 9 factors. They had overwhelmed Chile (3-1) and Asian Games nemesis Japan (2-1) of their earlier matches. The eight-team match is necessary for India because it brings in a system of promotion-relegation, the place the champions might be promoted to the 2023-24 FIH Hockey Women’s Pro League, a key occasion forward of subsequent 12 months’s Asian Games and 2024 Paris Olympics.
