The Indian women's hockey team produced a dominating performance to outclass USA 4-0 in the second-leg match to finish a creditable third in its debut season at the FIH Pro League in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on Wednesday. (More Hockey News)
The Indians had earlier defeated ⛦USA 4-2 in the first match of the double header on Tuesday.
Vandana Katariya (39th, 54th) scored a br♎ace, while Sonika (54th) and Sangita Kumari (58th) sound🌳ed the board once for India.
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USA started the match on a bright note and secured the first chance of the match as early as the second minute, but Elizabeth Yeager's high shot was easily saved by Ind🌜ia skipper and goalkeeper Savita.
The Indiaꦑns too had their chances soon after but Sharmila Devi wa🐭sted a golden opportunity as she failed to beat USA goalkeeper from close range.
As usual, Sali𓄧ma Tete was a 📖live wire from the right flank, creating chances for her side with her defense-splitting runs.
The Am🌃ericans secured their second penalty corner in the 11th minute but wasted the chance.
USA once again started positively after the quarter break but the India𒅌ns drew in confidence as the match 🔜progressed.
India 🅷secured their first penalty corner in the 23rd minute but failed to execute the set piece.
The Indians kept on attacking ther▨eafter and earned two more penalty corners but the end result was the same as both the teams failed to break the deadlock at half time.
Three minutes into the third quarter, India secured a penalty corner but Navneet Kaur🐟's trap shot after initial fumble from the stopper wa🍨s saved easily by USA goalkeeper Kelsey Bing.
But it was Janneke Schopman's girls who broke the deadlock in the 39th minu▨te when Vandana got a faint touch to deflect in Gurjit Kaur's flick from India's 🌄fifth penalty corner.
The Indians had numerous chances in the last t𝔍wo quarters. Navneet missed a sitte🍨r as her slap shot in front of an open goal went over the post.
The Americans secured a penaltཧy corner in the 43rd minute but India defended well.
India then scored three goals in a span ofܫ four minutes to s𒉰eal the match.
First, Vandana scored an open goal from a build up from the right flank and then seconds later, Sonika fo🅘und the USA net from a gꦉoalmouth melee from another attack from the right.
India skipper Savita soon made a double saജve to deny the Americans from a penalty corner.
Young Sangita too registered her nam🐲e in the scoresheet with a fabulo🍬us field goal in the 57th minute.
The last chance of the match fell ꦯbefore USA in the form of another penalty corner but they wasted it.
The win will boost India's confidence ah🅺ead of the Women's World Cup to be co-hosted by the Netherlands and Sp🎃ain from July 1 to 17.
