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In the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy, the Indian hockey team entered the final by defeating Japan 2-0 in the semi-finals. Navneet Kaur and Lalremsiami scored goals for India and played an important role in taking the team to the finals. India will face China in the final. China defeated Malaysia 3-1 in the semi-finals. In the India vs Japan match, no team was able to score a goal in the first three quarters.
India conceded 16 penalty corners.
In the second minute of the fourth quarter, India got a penalty stroke when Deepika was obstructed by a Japanese defender, which Navneet easily converted into a goal. Five minutes before the final whistle, Lalremsiami created excitement among the huge crowd gathered at the Bihar Sports Complex Stadium by converting a precise pass from Sunelita from the right flank into a goal. Japan got the only penalty corner of the match in the 59th minute, which Indian goalkeeper Bichhu Devi did not let convert into a goal. India got 16 penalty corners in the entire match but could not score a goal on even one and this will be a cause of concern for coach Harendra Singh before the final against China on Sunday.
India created chances to score goals right from the beginning.
Indian women players kept the ball with them most of the time and maintained control over the match. India created many chances to score goals at the beginning of the match, but could not succeed in scoring in the first three quarters. Captain Salima Tete had a golden opportunity in the tenth minute but she could not catch the ball from the left flank. In the next minute, India got its first penalty corner which Deepika, who has scored ten goals in this tournament, could not convert into a goal.
Neha Goyal showed a strong game.
In the second quarter, India got three consecutive penalty corners in the 18th and 19th minutes but Japan’s goalkeeper Yu Kudo deserves praise for saving every fast-moving shot. India’s experienced midfielder Neha Goyal played brilliantly and got the ball inside the circle many times and also created penalty corners. She got India the sixth penalty corner in the 20th minute on which Deepika’s first shot was weak and Neha also could not get the ball inside on the rebound. In the next minute, India got another penalty corner and Deepika failed again.
