Junior Hockey World Cup Highlights: Indian women's team knocked out
Indian junior women's team failed to qualify for quarters of Hockey WC after losing to Belgium.
Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team
Indian women's team failed to qualify for the quarter-final of the ongoing Junior Hockey Women's World Cup after losing 2-3 to Belgium in the last group stage game.
India needed a win to qualify for the quarters after winning big against Canada and losing closely to Germany in the first two matches.
Although Belgium took an early lead in the match, India was always in the hunt to come back. Annu scored two quick goals and made it 2-2 in the final quarter but the Indian team conceded again to make it 2-3.
Belgium hold onto their lead to ensure a quarter-final berth and Germany's win over Canada knocked out India completely.
As it happened:
A good save by Belgian goalkeeper to stop what could be the final opportunity for India to equalise.
With this, Belgium are through to the quarterfinal and Indian team feat will be decided on the final game of this group between Germany and Canada.
One more opportunity to score for India team goes away as they directly hit the defender after winning a hard-fought Penalty corner.
India 2-3 Belgium
India team gets another Penalty corner after a foul from Belgian defender but they wasted the opportunity as they could not hold on to the injection at the top of circle.
India 2-3 Belgium
Another Penalty stroke but this time for Belgium and they converted it to takes back the lead in just one minute after the equaliser.
India 2-3 Belgium
Annu converted a Penalty stroke for her brace and to equalise the match and set the pace high for the final 10 minutes of the match.
India 2-2 Belgium
Indian team looking much more confident after scoring that first goal of the match and looks for a quick equaliser.
India 1-2 Belgium
Annu scores the first goal of the match for Indian team after taking a straight snapshot on a Penalty corner variation. This goal opens the door for Indian team for a possible comeback.
India 1-2 Belgium
Belgian team maintained their two goal lead at the end of third quarter after a lovely tackle from the Belgian defender to stop a promising attack of Indian team.
Belgium converted their penalty corner to double the lead in the match after a lovely deflection from belgian no.20 De mot on a dragflick variation from Lisa.
India 0-2 Belgium
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