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Women's HIL: Soorma Hockey Club secures 5-1 win against Delhi SG Pipers - Highlights
Catch live updates of the Women's Hockey India League match between Soorma Hockey Club and Delhi SG Pipers.
Soorma Hockey Club got to a winning start in Women's HIL, securing a 4-1 win against Bengal Tigers. (Photo Credit: HIL/X)
Soorma Hockey Club takes on the Delhi SG Pipers in the Women's Hockey India League on Monday.
The Soorma Hockey Club will eye a revenge victory after Delhi SG Pipers defeated it in their last meeting. The Pipers defeated the Soorma 2-0.
Before the defeat to Delhi SG Pipers, the Soorma Hockey Club had beaten Odisha Warriors and Bengal Tigers while Delhi had lost to both.
As it happened:
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- 20 Jan 2025 2:13 PM GMT
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- 20 Jan 2025 2:11 PM GMT
FT: SOORMA HOCKEY CLUB 5-1 DELHI PIPERS
A comprehensive victory for Soorma Hockey Club against Delhi Pipers, winning the match 5-1!
The match was pretty much sealed after the first quarter, with Soorma taking a 3-0 lead and since then, it was just one-way traffic.
Delhi tried their best, even played with 11 outfield players in the final quarter as a last throw of the dice, but to no avail.
- 20 Jan 2025 2:09 PM GMT
60' Soorma score their fifth!
With Delhi playing with 11 outfield players, when the referee called the penalty corner, there was not much the Pipers could do.
Penny placed the ball into the goalkeeper-less net with a powerful dragflick!
The referee has now blown the FT whistle, putting Delhi out of their misery.
- 20 Jan 2025 2:04 PM GMT
58' How have Delhi not scored there?
It was mayhem inside the Soorma circle, but somehow, the Soorma defence and the goalkeeper keep the ball out of the goal.
- 20 Jan 2025 1:57 PM GMT
56' Deepika's dragflick goes wide!
The scoreline remains the same, despite Delhi getting another penalty corner, but Deepika's dragflick was too wide.
- 20 Jan 2025 1:54 PM GMT
52' Excellent game management from Soorma
After sitting back and absorbing all of the pressure from Delhi at the start of the quarter, Soorma are now keeping hold of the ball and looking to see the game out.
Delhi, meanwhile, have taken their gk out as a last throw of the dice to get something from this game.
- 20 Jan 2025 1:48 PM GMT
50' Manisha's dragflick saved!
Delhi win the first penalty corner of the match, and it was Manisha Chouhan who hit the dragflick but it was straight at the goalkeeper who saved it without much fuss.
- 20 Jan 2025 1:46 PM GMT
49' Delhi show more impetus but counts for little
The Pipers are making more inroads but with just over 10 minutes to go, the result looks like a foregone conclusion.
- 20 Jan 2025 1:43 PM GMT
We're underway for the final quarter
The match looks more or less done, with Soorma Hockey Club in a commanding position.
Can Delhi Pipers show a fight and reduce their margin of defeat or dare I say, make an improbable comeback?
