India is on prime of Pool A with 10 factors from 4 video games and has a a lot superior aim distinction than second-placed aspect South Korea who’ve seven factors with a match in hand. South Korea takes on Malaysia in their closing group league match afterward Tuesday.
Experienced striker Vandana Katariya, vice-captain Deep Grace Ekka, and Deepika slammed a hat-trick every as India stormed into the semifinals of the women’s hockey competitors on the Asian Games with a 13-0 drubbing of Hong Kong in their closing pool match right here on Tuesday.
Vandana (2nd, sixteenth, forty eighth minutes) scored three subject targets, whereas Deep Grace (eleventh, thirty fourth, forty second) transformed three penalty corners for India.
Deepika (4th, 54th, 58th) was not to be left behind as she additionally emulated the feat of her senior teammates in India’s rout of Hong Kong. Sangita Kumari (twenty seventh, fifty fifth), Monika (seventh), and Navneet Kaur (58th) additionally registered their names on the scoresheet.
India is on prime of Pool A with 10 factors from 4 video games and has a a lot superior aim distinction than second-placed aspect South Korea who’ve seven factors with a match in hand. South Korea takes on Malaysia in their closing group league match afterward Tuesday.
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Two groups from every pool qualify for the semifinals. It was a whole domination from the Indians as they toyed with Hong Kong’s defence from the phrase go to pump in six targets in the primary two quarters and 7 extra after half-time.
It took India simply two minutes to surge forward when Vandana discovered the online from Navneet Kaur’s move.
The Indians quickly earned back-to-back penalty corners however wasted the probabilities as Hong Kong defended bravely.
India doubled their lead from a fast counter-attack via Deepika, who discovered the online from Vandana’s help. It was raining targets as Monika and Deep Grace scored two extra in fast succession to hand India a 4-0 lead on the finish of the primary quarter. A minute into the second quarter, Vandana scored her second with a tomahawk from the sting of the circle. Three minutes from half-time, Sangita tapped in Monika’s move as India loved a cushty 6-0 lead on the break.
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The development continued after the change of ends as India’s relentless stress resulted in seven extra targets. Deep Grace transformed two penalty corners in the third quarter to full her hat-trick.
Vandana adopted swimsuit with one other tomahawk aim to carry up her hat-trick. Deepika then transformed two penalty corners with scorching flicks to match her senior teammates.
In between, Sangita and Navneet additionally discovered the online as soon as every. India would be the second-placed staff in Pool B in the semifinals on Thursday.
