Indian Women Lose 1-3 Against The Netherlands In FIH Pro League Hockey – News18

Bhubaneswar, Feb 4: Indian ladies’s hockey crew’s penalty nook woes continued because it fell to its second consecutive defeat on the FIH Pro League, shedding 1-3 to the Netherlands right here on Sunday.

Navneet Kaur was on the lone purpose-scorer for India, who have been responsible of squandering as many as six penalty corners.

Yibbi Jansen (third, thirty fourth minute) and Fay van der Elst (twenty first) etched their identify on the scoresheet for the Netherlands.

India had misplaced to China on Saturday.

India’s goalkeeper Savita Punia was referred to as to motion proper from the get-go, saving successive pictures at her purpose. Soon after, the Netherlands have been awarded a penalty nook and this season’s main goalscorer, Jansen, powered a shot down the center of the purpose to offer the Netherlands an early lead.

As the Netherlands appeared to sit down again and soak up the strain, an Indian counter-assault caught them abruptly. Sunelita Toppo ventured down the suitable wing and located Navneet on the prime of the capturing circle. Navneet rotated and unleashed a thunderous strike that introduced India again on degree phrases.

The Netherlands got here near scoring because the second quarter started when Pien Dicke dodged previous the Indian defence however her shot hit the submit and deflected away.

India went on to create a purpose-scoring probability of their very own as Sunelita discovered herself in acres of house, and picked out Vandana Katariya who was one-on-one with the Netherlands’ goalkeeper Josine Koning, who rushed out to diffuse the scenario.

India continued to search for a chink in Netherlands’ armour however Laura Nunnink initiated a counter-assault and sprayed a fast cross to Fay van der Elst who dove to deflect the ball previous Savita and restored Netherlands’ lead.

Both groups went on to earn a few penalty corners however the scoreline remained 2-1 on the finish of the primary half.

The Netherlands piled strain on India within the third quarter, finally incomes a penalty nook and Jansen let unfastened a strong drag flick to beat Savita and make it 3-1.

They have been awarded one other penalty nook quickly after. However, Savita battered away the shot on purpose.

As India looked for a purpose, they pushed the Netherlands again into their very own half however have been unable to sew collectively the ultimate cross.

In the fourth quarter, each groups created again-to-again possibilities. India went on to earn a penalty nook two minutes into the quarter however the Netherlands’ defence held sway.

As the trade of possibilities continued, Jansen appeared to increase Netherlands’ lead with a reverse shot from the highest of the capturing circle however it bounced off the submit once more.

The Netherlands pegged India again because the quarter progressed however a fast counter noticed India earn a penalty nook.

However, Udita’s slap sailed simply large of the submit. The final interval of play noticed the Netherlands maintain maintain of the ball to kill off the sport and the competition ended 3-1 of their favour. PTI APA PDS PDS

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