Asiad 2018: India women’s hockey team hammer Kazakhstan 21-0
Jakarta : The Indian women’s hockey team registered their second consecutive victory in the 18th Asian Games as they hammered Kazakhstan 21-0 in their Pool B match here on Tuesday.
The World No. 9 India showed their quality with their dominant performance against a lowly ranked Kazakh side, scoring 21 goals in the team’s second biggest victory of the Asian Games.
The Indian team started the first quarter on the front-foot as they won three Penalty Corners inside the first six minutes. Drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur managed to convert on the third attempt as she hit a fierce shot towards the Goalkeeper’s left to score India’s first goal in the 7th minute.
India scored their second goal in the 9th minute when Lilima Minz struck the ball from the edge of the striking circle, finding young striker Lalremsiami, who did not hesitate in deflecting the ball into the goal.
The 10th minute saw Neha Goyal make a great run on the right baseline, wriggle past Kazakh defenders and push the ball into the back of the net with a sly finish to make it 3-0.
In the 11th minute, Vandana Katariya made a darting run on the right flank, and passed the ball inside to Navneet Kaur, who scored with a fine finish.
The next minute saw the duo combine again, but this time Katariya made the pass from the left flank, and Navneet Kaur was present in front of the far-post to extend the lead to five goals.
The Indian team maintained their aggression in the second quarter as they scored their sixth goal within 18 seconds of the restart.
India remained dominant till the end of the match and gave the opponents a crushing defeat.
India will play their third Pool B match against South Korea on Saturday.
IANS
