Indian women’s hockey team has reached the final of the Asian Champions Trophy by defeating Japan 2-0. Team India continued its unbeaten campaign and secured its place in the final by scoring two goals in the last round of the semi-finals. Now India will face China in the final.
The Indian women’s hockey team has reached the final of the Asian Champions Trophy by defeating Japan 2-0 on Tuesday. Team India continued its unbeaten campaign and secured its place in the final by scoring two goals in the last round of the semi-finals. Now India will face China in the final. Currently, both India and Japan had failed to score a goal in the first 45 minutes. India was continuously getting penalty corners but was failing to convert them into goals. During this period, India got 11 while Japan did not get even a single penalty corner.
Let us tell you that in the second half, India removed Savita Punia and gave the responsibility of goalkeeping to Bicchu Devi. At the same time, no team was able to score a goal in the first three quarters. For India, Navneet scored the goal on penalty stroke while the second goal was scored by Sunelita and Lalremsiami. Now on Wednesday, India will face China in the final. In the first semi-final of the Asian Champions Trophy, China defeated Malaysia 3-1 to reach the final.
However, India and China have faced each other in the group round. Where India won 3-0. China is the silver medalist team of the Olympics while India is also the current champion of the tournament.
Full-Time! 🇮🇳🏑
Team India continues their incredible run at the Bihar Women’s Asian Champions Trophy Rajgir 2024, defeating Japan 2-0 to secure a place in the FINAL! 🔥💪
The defending champions are one step away from glory as they aim to retain their crown! Let’s bring it… pic.twitter.com/ShXDHc8xEF
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) November 19, 2024
other news