The Indian ladies’s hockey crew made a robust begin to their marketing campaign on the FIH Women’s Nations Cup 2022 with a dominant 3-1 win in opposition to Chile in Valencia, Spain. Goals had been scored by Sangita Kumari (3′), Sonika (11′) and Navneet Kaur (32′) whereas Fernanda Villagran (44′) added one for Chile.

India received off the blocks to a superb begin within the first quarter, making their intent to their opponents very clear. They performed with a great construction, rotated the ball with precision to seek out gaps early within the sport. Their efforts paid off, with in-form Sangita Kumari discovering the online within the third minute of the sport. It was skilled ahead Vandana Katariya who arrange the purpose with an excellent sort out into the precise flank and pushing the ball to Sangita, who made no mistake in placing it previous the Chilean goalkeeper.

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India prolonged their result in 2-0 within the eleventh minute when Sangita arrange Sonika with a superb help to transform the purpose. Sonika, who was positioned on the left flank discovered an ideal deflection.

After a goalless second quarter, India began the third quarter on an attacking word. This time, it was Neha Goyal, who created the scoring alternative when she picked up an aerial move and assisted Navneet to attain India’s third purpose. This thirty second minute purpose gave India a great cushion within the second half of the match.

India’s defence within the meantime held sway with out conceding any objectives. Chile, nonetheless, did handle to slide one in, within the forty fourth minute by penalty nook through Fernanda Villagran. The last quarter noticed India make some amends to the defensive error that led to a penalty nook purpose. They created some superb scoring alternatives within the D, with some talent full play by Vandana, Sangita and Navneet. But Chile’s goalie Natalia Salvador did a great job to maintain Indian attackers from scoring, thus ending the match with 3-1 scoreline.

Sonika was awarded participant of the match for her spectacular show.

India will subsequent play Japan of their second Pool B match on December 12 at 7.45 PM IST.