The Indian women's hockey team on Tuesday stunned reigning Olympic champions Netherlands in the shootout after the two sides were locked 2-2 in regulation time to end their home leg of the FIH Pro League on a winning note in Bhubaneswar. (More Hockey News)
ꦿPien Sanders (17th minute) and Fay van der Elst (28th) had given the Netherlands a 2-0 lead at half time but India made a strong comeback to restore parity through stunning goals from Deepika (35th) and Baljeet Kaur (43rd).
♓In the shootout, Deepika and Mumtaz Khan found the target for India while Marijn Veen was the lone scorer for the Netherlands.
ꦜThe home team had lost to the same opponents 2-4 in the first leg on Monday.
🦹In the eight matches played in the home leg from February 15, India won three, including Tuesday's, and lost five, including one in the shootout.
