India’s title journey in the semi-finals of the Hockey Women’s Asia Cup came to an end after a loss to Korea. After this, the defending champions Indian team showed their strength on Friday to win the bronze medal in the Women’s Asia Cup hockey tournament by defeating China 2-0 to fight for the third place. The Indian players, forgetting the semi-finals, took a 2-0 lead over China at half time. which lasted till the end.
Talking about the match, the Indian players got off to a good start with two penalty corners, in one of which Sharmila Devi gave her team the lead in the 13th minute. India continued to play in the same rhythm in the second quarter as well. The Indian players kept the pressure on China’s defensive line with continuous dents and then got another penalty corner in the 19th minute. Gurjeet converted it into a goal with a superb drag flick to make the score 2-0. Although China also tried a lot but could not penetrate the wall named Indian captain and goalkeeper Savita Poonia. Despite being very aggressive at one time, China did not get any success and the result of the match was in India’s favor.
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Significantly, even after finishing fourth in the Tokyo Olympics, the COVID-19 epidemic affected India’s performance greatly. Champions India crashed out of the title race after not performing well in important matches due to the lack of a match practice due to Corona.