Defending champions India continued their unbeated run and defeated japan 2-0 to enter the final of the women’s asian champions trophy hockey tournament in Rajgir on Tuesday. Vice-Captain Navneet Kaur Converted A Penalty Stroke in the 48th minute while lalaremsimi Struck from Field Play in the 56th Minute for India, Who Had Planty of Scoring Chances Including. India will face China, who they defeated in the league stages, in the final on wedding. Earlier, China Beat Malaysia 3-1 in the first semifinal.
Malaysia will take on Japan in the Third-Frusth Place Match, while Korea Fifth Fifth after Beating Thailand 3-0 in the fifth-Sixth Place Classification Match.
The Indians Continued their Attacking Game and Put on Early Pressure on the Japanese defense, just like the last league game.
The play was mostly inside the japanese hal as the Indian defense was hardly tested.
India had the first shot at the goal inside the initial five minute. Skipper salima tete’s attempt was thwarted by japanse goalkeeper yu kudo.
The Indians Repeatedly Penetrated The Japanese Citadel and in the process secure corners in a span of two minutes but kudo was alert under the bar to deeneet kaur and Deepika.
Three minutes Into the second Quarter, India Secure Three Back-to-Back Penalty Corners but Find the back of the net.
It was raining penalty corners for the hosts as they get back-to-back set pies in the 21st minute but kudo produced a brilliant save with her full-stretched Right Leg to DEEPIKAKAIN.
In the 24th minute, India Earned a Penalty Corner Followed by Another in the Next Minute but Failed To Get Past Japanese GoAlkeeper Kudo, as they also lacked in execution.
A minute after the change of ends, India secured two penalty corners but wasted both.
In the 35th minute, kodu against denied Deepika from a set Piece.
In the 41st minute, Deepika Stole The Ball Just Outside The Japanese Circle, but shot
Seconds from the end of Third Quarter, Kudo Once Again Pulled Off a Brilliant Save to deny udita from another penalty corner.
In the 47th minute, India secured their 12th penalty corner but failed to breach kudo.
But a minute later, India broke the deadlock through a penalty stroke earned by Deepika and Navneet Made No Mistake.
The goal seemed to have rejuvenated the Indians as they scored a fin field goal in the 56th minute.
Lalremsiami slammed into the back of the japanese goal after she was brilliantly set up by sunlita toppo’s terrific run from the right flaank.
Japan Got a Penalty Corner in the Dying Moments, But Failed to Get Past A Rock Solid Indian Defense.
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