Asia Cup Hockey for Women : India starts with a bang
India could not have asked for a better start. They beat Singapore 10-0 to make a splendid start in the Asia Cup Hockey Tournament for women in Kakigahara in Japan today.
Navneet Kaur (3rd & 41st minutes), Rani (15th & 18th) and Navjot Kaur (30th & 50th) netted the ball twice, while Lalremsiami (18th), Deep Grace Ekka (25th), Gurjit Kaur (41st) and Sonika (45th) scored once each to ensure India notched up full winning points in their opening match of Pool A.
Navneet and Rani set the scoreboard moving with goals in the 3rd and 15th minute that gave India a 2-0 lead in the first quarter itself. Four more goals in the second quarter took the lead to 6-0 at the breather.
After Grace scored off a penalty corner in the 25th minute, dragflicker Gurjit was fierce in her strike to score India’s seventh goal through another penalty corner in the 41st minute. Navneet and Sonika scored in the third quarter to take the lead to 8-0. Navjot scored a field goal in the 50th minute to earn her team a 10-0 lead.
Earlier in the day, China beat Malaysia 5-4.
