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Indian Women’s Hockey team loss another match
Perth: The Indian Women’s Hockey Team put up a spirited fight but lost 2-3 to Australia in the fourth game of their Australia tour, at the Perth Hockey Stadium here on Saturday.
Navneet Kaur (35’) and Lalremsiami (59’) were the scorers for India, while Australia struck through Grace Stewart (2’), Jade Smith (36’), and Greta Hayes (42’) to edge a closely contested encounter.
In the first quarter, Australia struck first to take a 1-0 lead. The breakthrough came as early as the second minute when Grace Stewart found the back of the net. India worked hard to level the score in the remainder of the quarter but could not find the equaliser.
In the second quarter, India successfully defended an early penalty corner and withstood another set-piece threat late in the period, keeping the deficit to a single goal at halftime.
India fought their way back into the contest in the third quarter, when Navneet successfully converted a penalty corner in the 35th minute to level the scores.
The respite was brief as Australia responded immediately with Jade Smith’s field goal giving them the lead in the 36th minute. Australia won two more penalty corners, before Greta Hayes’ 42nd minute goal extended their lead again.
India reduced the margin in the final quarter when Lalremsiami found the net late in the game, but Australia kept the Indian attack at bay to secure victory.
"The Indian Women's Hockey Team is working hard behind the scenes to ensure that the squad is a robust one. While we have not had much success in winning games on the tour of Australia, there have been plenty of positives from the performances already," Chief coach Harendra Singh said.
He further added, "The defeats do hurt us, especially when we have conceded soft goals in, but nothing can replace or match the intensity of playing these matches. The more games and game time the Indian Women's Hockey Team gets, the better it is for the players, especially the younger ones. This tour is of a lot of importance as facing top-quality opposition is extremely crucial for developing the squad."
