Mumtaz Khan’s brace went in vain as the Indian women’s hockey team’s dream of clinching a bronze medal from the FIH Junior World Cup went up in smoke, losing 0-3 in a shoot-out after the two teams were tied 2-2 . End of regulation time on Tuesday.
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Mumtaz, India’s highest scorer in the tournament with eight strikes, scored two field goals in the 21st and 47th minutes, but Milli Giglio (18th) and Claudia Swain (58th) took her to the third-fourth play-off match. canceled for. a shootout.
Olympian Sharmila Devi, skipper Salima Tete and Sangeeta Kumari stumbled, while England’s Katie Curtis, Swain and Maddie Axford found themselves in the back of the Indian net to avenge their loss at the same stage. 2013 edition.
At the 2013 Junior World Cup in Monchengladbach, Germany, India won their first bronze medal by defeating England in a shoot-out.
Unlike the final result, it was India who had better figures in the match in all aspects, be it possession, circle penetrations and shots on goal.
But England’s last laugh cost India dearly in the final few minutes of the match as a lapse in concentration.
The Indians, however, started the match on a positive note, scoring two penalty corners soon after the start, but the English defense was on the job of denying their opponents.
Lalrindiki then had a great opportunity to advance India, but he only fired from close enough to beat the English goalkeeper.
In the second quarter, England took the lead after scoring a lucky goal in three minutes.
Giglio’s weak shot on goal from inside the circle went to India goalkeeper Bichu Devi Kharibam, who misjudged the kick as the ball passed between his legs inside the post.
It was an unfortunate mistake of the Indian mentor, who had an excellent tournament so far under the bar.
England’s happiness lasted just three minutes as India equalized through Mumtaz.
Mumtaz scored her seventh goal of the tournament by beautifully controlling a pass from the right flank with a touch and then put the ball into the English goal to create parity.
Both teams then tried hard to take the initiative but failed to create any real scoring opportunity going into the halfway break, locked at 1-1.
It was a disappointing performance after being eliminated by both India and England, putting hockey in a dismal and cagey finish for the most part of the next 15 minutes.
In just 11 minutes into the fourth quarter, England won a penalty corner but Bichu Devi made a brilliant save to deny Maddie Axford.
The Indians continued to dominate the final quarter, earning some penalty corners but failing in the final execution.
India leveled the score again in the 47th minute with the help of Mumtaz, who caught the English goalkeeper after a goal-of-mouth scuffle.
With one goal behind, the desperate England pulled their goalkeeper for an extra six minutes from the final hooter, and made several raids on the Indian defenses, resulting in two penalty corners but the Indian defense held firm until then.
But two minutes from full time, the Indian defense finally came under pressure when Swain slapped Bichu Devi after receiving a pass from the right flank to score the equalizer.
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