Championship Trophy: The Indian women’s hockey team defeated Japan 2-0 in the semi-finals of the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2024 at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium. Navneet Kaur (48′) scored the first goal for the team in the last quarter. After this Lalremsiami (56′) scored the goal. This confirmed their final match against China on Wednesday (20 November). Today the final match will be held between China and India from 4.45 pm.
Before the final match with China, Indian players performed amazingly against Japan in the semi-finals. Team India continued its unbeaten campaign and defeated Japan 2-0 in the semi-finals. Neither India nor Japan could score any goal in the first 45 minutes. He kept struggling. India continuously got penalty corners, but could not convert them into goals.
The team made a comeback in the last minutes of the match
Indian women players kept the ball with themselves most of the time and maintained control over the match. India created many chances to score goals in the beginning of the match, but did not succeed in scoring goals in the first three quarters. However, the team made a comeback in the last minutes of the match and won the match.
What did the captain say after the victory in the semi-finals?
After the Indian team’s victory in the semi-finals of the Women’s Asian Hockey Championship, captain Salima Tete expressed happiness over the performance of her team. He told that the team’s aim was only to win, and for this all the players worked hard together.
The Indian captain said, “We had only one goal and that is to win at any cost. Now whether it is by one goal or more, because a win is a win. When in the beginning we were struggling to score goals, Still, we did not give up. The team played unitedly and won in the end.”
Referring to the strong defense of the opposing team in the semi-finals, he said, “Their defense was very good. Deepika tried a lot, but the defense of the opposing team was strong. Especially in the third quarter, we faced a tough competition.”
‘Aim to win the final with sporting spirit’
When asked about the final, Salima said, “The team will now take the field with full confidence. We have learned a lot from the semi-finals. We will work on our strategy and strengthen every aspect. We will have only one goal in the final and That’s winning with sportsmanship.”
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