In the Women’s Junior Asia Cup Hockey, India defeated Pakistan 19-0 and made it to the semi-finals. The Indian team performed brilliantly in the match.
The Indian women’s junior hockey team registered a lopsided 19-0 victory against Pakistan in the quarter-finals of the Junior Asia Cup played in Moki, China on Thursday.
Sports News: The Indian women’s hockey team continued its title campaign in the Junior Asia Cup with a crushing defeat to Pakistan 19-0. With this one-sided victory in the quarter-finals, defending champion India has secured a place in the semi-finals of the tournament. In the match, Indian players played aggressive hockey from the beginning and did not give any chance to Pakistan to make a comeback during the entire match.
India had almost decided the outcome of the match by scoring 10 goals in the first half of the match. After this, the team scored nine more goals in the second half. Pakistan’s defense appeared scattered in the face of continuous attacks by Indian players. Many players scored goals for India, while some players contributed significantly to the team’s big victory by scoring more than one goal.
India’s dominance from the first quarter itself
The Indian team maintained control of the ball right from the beginning of the match and continuously put pressure in Pakistan’s circle. Pooja Sahu opened India’s account in the seventh minute. Immediately after this, Roshni Aind scored a goal in the ninth minute to increase India’s lead to 2-0. The pace of Indian attacks increased further after this. Tanushree Dinesh Kadu scored in the 11th minute, while Sukhvir Kaur scored in the 13th minute. In the same minute, Sanika Chandrakant Mane also increased Pakistan’s problems by scoring a goal.
Madhu Sidar scored another goal for India in the 16th minute. Two minutes later, Geeta Yadav made the score 7-0. Sanika Mane scored her second goal in the 23rd minute. After this, Tanuja Toppo and Pooja Malik scored goals in the 25th and 27th minutes respectively. In the last phase of the first half, Purnima Yadav scored a goal in the 33rd minute. In this way, till the intermission the Indian team was ahead by 10-0.
The rain of goals continued in the second half also
Pakistan was expected to make a comeback in the second half, but the Indian team did not give it any opportunity. Madhu Sidar scored his second goal in the 39th minute. After this, Supriya further strengthened India’s lead in the 40th minute. After this, Pooja Malik performed brilliantly and scored two consecutive goals in the 49th and 51st minutes.
With these goals he completed his hat-trick in the match. Krishna Sharma scored in the 48th minute, while Supriya scored her second goal in the 54th minute. Binima Dhan added another goal to India’s account in the 55th minute. The Indian attack continued even in the final stages of the match. Roshni And scored her second goal and made India’s score 19-0. In this way India registered a big victory against Pakistan in the Junior Asia Cup.