The Indian junior girls’s hockey staff got here from behind to defeat Malaysia 2-1 of their second recreation of the Girls’s Junior Asia Cup 2023 in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, Japan on June 5.
After Dian Nazeri (6’) scored a aim for Malaysia, Mumtaz Khan (10’) and Deepika (26’) netted a aim every to assist India win the sport and stay on prime of Pool A.
Whereas Malaysia focussed on retaining possession, India had been on the assault from the get-go and that helped them win a few penalty corners early on within the recreation though they couldn’t capitalise on them.
Malaysia switched to counter-attacking a couple of minutes into the sport, and it paid off instantly as Dian Nazeri, who was standing unmarked within the D, scored a subject aim to present her staff the lead.
Nonetheless, a couple of minutes later, India bounced again within the recreation as Mumtaz Khan scored an equaliser by a penalty nook because the opening quarter ended with the rating tied at 1-1.
Determined to take a lead, India got here out all weapons blazing within the second quarter and the plan labored as Deepika gained a penalty stroke and simply transformed it to place her staff in entrance.
Notably, the Indian staff saved on attacking of their bid to increase the lead however the second quarter didn’t see any extra objectives as India went into the half-time break with a 2-1 lead.
The third quarter began in the identical style because the second as India continued to dominate the sport by retaining the ball possession and troubling Malaysia’s defence rigorously.
Nonetheless, neither India, nor Malaysia had been capable of finding the again of the online within the third quarter, and it ended goalless with India holding a 2-1 lead. Eager to keep up their benefit, India focussed on retaining ball possession within the fourth quarter, whereas Malaysia upped their recreation with a purpose to discover the equaliser.
Nonetheless, Indian gamers began enjoying a bit extra aggressively to be sure that Malaysia spent most of their time defending fairly than attacking and the technique paid dividends because the thrilling match ended 2-1 in favour of India. The Indian Junior Girls’s Hockey Staff will subsequent play towards Korea of their third Pool A recreation on June 6.