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Women's HIL Live: Odisha Warriors pip Soorma Hockey Club - Highlights
With no goals in regulation time, a shootout was needed to separate the two sides.
Soorma Hockey Club were unable to reproduce the performance they displayed in their victory against the Delhi SG Pipers (Photo credit: Hockey India League)
The Odisha Warriors pipped Soorma Hockey Club in the Women's Hockey India League on Tuesday in Ranchi.
With no goals being scored in regulation time, a shootout was employed and the Warrior netted two goals to emerge winners.
At the outset, this was a clash between the first and second-placed teams of the league.
Soorma cam in to this game on the back of sensational form and were currently on top of the WHIL standings with three wins in four matches. Before the game tonight, they had lost just one match.
Odisha Warriors, on the other hand, have had a topy turvey journey, winning two matches, drawing one and playing one.
Catch all the highlights here.
Live Updates
- 21 Jan 2025 1:54 PM GMT
Soorma 0 - 0 Warriors | Full-time
Both teams have earned a point each by virtual of having drawn the game.
Time for the shootout now.
- 21 Jan 2025 1:53 PM GMT
Soorma 0 - 0 Warriors | Full-time
The hooter blows and Q4 ends.
With no goals scored at full-time, we're heading to the shootout now.
- 21 Jan 2025 1:51 PM GMT
Q4: Soorma 0 - 0 Warriors
Soorma fail to trap the ball on the PC.
A chance goes abegging.
Just over a minute left now.
- 21 Jan 2025 1:50 PM GMT
Q4: Soorma 0 - 0 Warriors
A through ball from Soorma into the Warriors' circle is deflected and a PC is awarded to Soorma.
- 21 Jan 2025 1:49 PM GMT
Q4: Soorma 0 - 0 Warriors
Soorma's Salia Tete enters the Warriors' circle, turns around and with her back to the goal, executes a backhander - saved by the keeper!!
2 minutes left.
- 21 Jan 2025 1:48 PM GMT
Q4: Soorma 0 - 0 Warriors
Neha Goyal enters the Soorma circle with a lovely 360-degree turn to dodge two defenders but the move is foiled as Soorma gets more sticks behind the ball.
4 minutes left.
- 21 Jan 2025 1:43 PM GMT
Q4: Soorma 0 - 0 Warriors
An organised move from the Warriors down the right flank sees then move into the circle and a forward receives the ball right in front of goal but Soorma's keeper Savita foils the shot on goal with her left pad.
The best chance of the night for the Warriors.
8 minutes left.
- 21 Jan 2025 1:40 PM GMT
Q4: Soorma 0 - 0 Warriors
Soorma send down the drag flick but there's no pace on it and the Warriors keeper gets a big chunk of her right foot on the ball to keep it out.
- 21 Jan 2025 1:38 PM GMT
Q4: Soorma 0 - 0 Warriors
Soorma have just a PC, their 4th of the game so far.
12 minutes left.
- 21 Jan 2025 1:37 PM GMT
Q4: Soorma 0 - 0 Warriors
Soorma make the first move of Q4.
A cross from the right flank towards the goal, like they have done all game long.
No takers from the cross though in front of goal.
