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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 12:48 PM GMT
Q1: Soorma 0 - 0 Warriors
Time for Soorma now to send a cross into the circle, from the left flank this time.
Its wide of the forward though and the Warrirors' keeper watches it go out of play.
- 21 Jan 2025 12:46 PM GMT
Q1: Soorma 0 - 0 Warriors
The Warriors' turn now to attack.
They move in from the right flank and send a cross into the circle but its wide of the forward in front of goal.
A first real push from the Warriors this time.
The game is slowly opening up now.
2' left in Q1 now.
- 21 Jan 2025 12:44 PM GMT
Q1: Soorma 0 - 0 Warriors
The drag-flick is strong from Soorma but the Warriors keeper sticks out her left boot to kick the ball away.
Frist shot on goal that.
Four minutes left on the clock now.
- 21 Jan 2025 12:43 PM GMT
Q1: Soorma 0 - 0 Warriors
A scoop from the right flank facilitates a Soorma circle penetration.
A trap of the aerial and a flat stick shot is wide of the goal but a review earns Soorma a PC in the 4th minute.
- 21 Jan 2025 12:40 PM GMT
Q1: Soorma 0 - 0 Warriors
The first circle penetration from the Warriors with 5th minutes left.
Soorma prevails in the one-on-one battle and come away with the ball.
- 21 Jan 2025 12:38 PM GMT
Q1: Soorma 0 - 0 Warriors
No clear advantage to for either side so far.
The Warriors have moved the ball around in their own half so far.
With 7' to go, no clear offensive plays for the Warriors either.
