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Indian women's hockey team lose to Canada 1-3

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Jaspreet Pandher
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Indian women's hockey team lose to Canada 1-3
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West Vancouver (Canada): The Indian women's hockey team went down against Canada 1-3 in their second match ahead of the Women's Hockey World League Round 2 here. Canada struck in the eighth minute as Nikki Woodcroft scored a field goal to take a 1-0 lead. Stephanie Norlander doubled the lead in the second quarter in the 19th minute that put the hosts in the drivers seat. At half time, Canada were comfortably placed at 2-0. It was the third quarter when the visiting side pulled one back with a penalty corner conversion by Gurjit Kaur. The 34th minute goal gave India a shot at coming back in the game. But, Karli Johansen's 49th minute goal sealed the fate of the game as India lost 1-3. India begin their World League Round 2 campaign on April 1 against Uruguay in their Pool A encounter. —PTI-
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