The Indian women’s hockey team put up yet another valiant display against China to take the Asian giants to a 1-1 draw in their second Pool B match at the FIH Women’s Hockey here. World Cup Spain and Netherlands 2022 on Tuesday. China’s Jiali Zheng (26) and India’s Vandana Katariya (45′) scored. in his first match on Sunday India England were held to a 1-1 draw, where Vandana scored for the team, while China also drew 2-2 against New Zealand.
FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2022: India vs China Highlight
It was a tense start to the match as the Chinese dominated the ball and structured their attack in the opening minutes of the game, but once India shook their nerves, they entered some deadly circles to give them an early lead. Could have got One such occasion came in the sixth minute when Sharmila Devi and Navneet Kaur combined to score a goal. But Navneet’s strike was stopped by a strong defense of China.
After ending the first quarter in a stalemate, India entered the Chinese defense on several occasions in the second quarter. A PC given to India in the 23rd minute was opposed and the referral went in favor of China. It was a shot from over D by Vandana that bounced off Jyothi’s body into the goal after she missed receiving a deflection, resulting in the referral going against India.
But seconds later, India found the leg of the Chinese defender winning their first PC of the match. But this opportunity was also missed as Gurjit Kaur’s powerful dragflick was stopped by Chinese goalkeeper Liu Ping.
However, China did not waver when their attackers made a sublime variation that resulted in a goal. Jiali Zheng himself bowled the ball in the 26th minute in front of India’s experienced goalkeeper Savita. Meanwhile, India continued to work on some impressive formation in their attack, earning the team another PC in the 27th minute, but the shot-taking Monica could not create much of a chance, thus ending the second quarter with China 1 -0 ahead. Both the teams introduced aggressive hockey pair with quickness and patience in their efforts.
China secured their first PC of the match in the third quarter, but it was of little use to Gu Bingfeng’s pullback. India, who won a few PCs this quarter, remained calm in their pursuit of the target. Their wait finally came to an end in the 45th minute when the team converted from their 5th PC of the match. It was veteran striker Vandana Kataria, who was once again crazy about India’s PC attack. He took a brilliant deflection from Gurjit’s hard-hitting dragflick and sent the ball flying over the Chinese goalkeeper.
With a similar score on the board, this match was also fought by India against England like the previous one. India showed more readiness to convert a target in the final quarter and defended well to keep the pressure on their opponents. He also avoided danger in the 56th minute when he delivered a PC, but he did well with a line defense to clear the ball. Both teams competed for the ball in the final moments of the game, bringing the spectators to the edge of their seats. But with seconds ticking over, no one could successfully score despite China calling for a video referral for a PC on Hooters. The stalemate ended with this match.
The Indian women’s hockey team led by Savita will take on New Zealand in an important match on Thursday.
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