Hockey: Chuck de India! 25 goals in a 90-minute match, India’s girls blew Singapore’s dust, made history!
- Indian hockey team’s maximum
- Huge success in U18 Asian Championship
- The team reached the semi-finals
Indian Junior Women The hockey team Continuing their impressive performance in the U-18 Asia Cup 2026, they thrashed Singapore by a record margin of 25-0. In this one-sided match in Pool ‘A’, the Indian team dominated from start to finish. With this historic and resounding victory, India sealed their place in the semi-finals by remaining unbeaten in Pool ‘A’ after winning all their matches. This is one of the biggest wins ever for an Indian team at the U-18 level.
Nammi Geethashree scored 5 goals
India’s star player, Nammi Geethashree completely destroyed Singapore’s defense with her aggressive play. Geethashree scored 5 brilliant goals in a single-handed match and won the ‘Man of the Match’ award. The Indian forward line scored goals at regular intervals throughout the four quarters of the match, leaving the opposition with no chance of recovery and putting Singapore on the backfoot.
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Indian players shined
In this historic match, apart from man of the match Geeta Sri, two other Indian forwards rattled Singapore’s defence. Star player Nusheen Naz scored the highest seven goals in the match (in 8th, 13th, 17th, 18th, 40th, 52nd and 58th minutes) to demoralize the opposition team. Sweety Kujur also played a key role in India’s scoring, opening the account in the second minute of the match and scoring four brilliant goals (in the 2nd, 24th, 38th and 45th minutes). The Singapore goalkeeper looked helpless in front of this pair.
The brilliance of these players and Diya’s hat-trick
of the Indian team In this goal-fest, youngster Diya also scored in the 27th, 32nd and 53rd minutes to complete his impressive hat-trick. The team’s collective aggression is reflected in the fact that a total of 10 different Indian players scored goals in this match. Priyanka Minj (22nd minute), Nancy Saroha (36th minute), Shruti Kumari (40th minute), Rashmeen Kaur (47th minute), Pushpa Majhi (47th minute) and Sandeep Kumari (51st minute) also scored a goal each to lead India to an incredible 25-0 win.
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Team India ready for semi finals
After this big win, the confidence of the Indian team has skyrocketed and they are all set for the semi-final knockout match. After going undefeated in the group stage, the Indian team now aims to reach the finals of this continental tournament and clinch the title. The coach was happy with the team’s performance and said that the players are executing their plans well on the field, which is a very positive sign for the upcoming knockout matches.
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