Women’s Hockey Asia Cup: India to take on China in Sunday’s title clash
India continued to attack, and earned the game’s first penalty corner in the final moments of the first quarter, which ended with the score at 1-0.
India continued to attack, and earned the game’s first penalty corner in the final moments of the first quarter, which ended with the score at 1-0.
While Jugraj Singh (18’) chipped in with a goal, it was Harmanpreet’s drag-flicks in the 20th, 33rd and 47th minutes that proved decisive. For China, Shihao Du (12’), Benhai Chen (35’) and Jiesheng Gao (41’) were on target.
The Indian women side with an average age of of below 25 was always going to be the underdogs against an outfit which had all the world top-10 ranked players.
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The draw is expected to take India higher in the FIFA rankings. They are now placed 97th while China are at 76th spot.
