Below are the highlights of the match:

Quarter 1 – The first quarter started with a PC to team Ireland, but Bichu Devi saved it in the early minutes to avoid any loss. Both the team were seeking out ways to score a goal first but were unable in the first quarter and the scoreline remained at IND 0-0 IRE at the end of the first quarter.

Quarter 2 – In the second quarter, PC was again awarded to team Ireland, but again saved by Bichu Devi. Other great tries by both the teams but no goal was scored by either of the team and the score at the end of the first half remained the same at IND 0-0 IRE.

Quarter 3 – In the third quarter, team India got the PC, and finally Gangandeep marked a goal in the 45th minute, making the score IND 1-0 IRE at the end of the third quarter.

Quarter 4 – In the final quarter, team Ireland got another PC to equalize the scoreline, but unfortunately they missed with team India leading the final match of the series at a score IND 1-0 IRE.

Well Done Team India!

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Below are the highlights of the match:

Quarter 1 – Team India started the match with an early PC but unable to convert. The next PC was awarded to team Scotland and they missed it too as Khushboo saved the great shot by the hosts to avoid the damage. The score at the end of the first quarter was IND 0-0 SCO.

Quarter 2 – In the second quarter, team India won another PC but again missed a great shot. Team Scotland also gave fine shots but failed to score a lead and the scoreline remained unchanged at the end of the first half.

Quarter 3 – In the third quarter, PC was awarded to team Scotland again, but Bichu Devi saved it. In the next minutes, Mumtaz gave a great shot at the goal and made it in the 36^th minute, thereby making the score IND 1-0 SCO.

Quarter 4 – In the last quarter, team India got the PC and a chance to strengthen their lead but missed. In spite of back to back PC’s, no further goal was scored. Then, in the 50^th minute, team Scotland equalized the score with a goal. With another PC, Gagandeep strengthened the lead of team India with a goal in the 51^st minute and the score at the end of the final quarter turned out to be IND 2-1 SCO.

Well Done team India!

The final match of the series will be on 4^th June at 20:15 hrs IST.

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Below are the highlights of the match:

Quarter 1- The first quarter started with both the teams finding ways to score a goal first and team Ireland did it first in the 10th minute thereby making the score IND 0-1 IRE at the end of the first quarter.

Quarter 2 – The second quarter team India was focused on scoring a goal to equalize the score, but missed and the score at the end of the first half remained the same at IND 0-1 IRE.

Quarter 3 – In the third quarter, team India got a PC and Reet nailed it by scoring a goal in the 35th minute, thereby making the score IND 1-1 IRE.

Quarter 4 – In the last quarter, PC was awarded to team Ireland but they missed it. In the next minutes, Sharmilla of team India strengthen the lead with a great shot by making the score IND 2-1 IRE and won the match.

The next match of the series will be against Scottland on 3rd June at 18:00 hrs IST.

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Below are the details of the team:

Goalkeepers – Savita (Vice Captain) and Rajani Etimarpu

Defenders – Deep Grace Ekka, Nisha, Gurjit Kaur, Salima Tete, Sunita Lakra

Midfielders – Monika, Nikki Pradhan, Lilima Minz, Neha Goyal, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam

Forwards – Rani (Captain), Vandana Katariya, Navjot Kaur, Navneet Kaur, Lalremsiami, Jyoti

Chief Coach Sjoerd Marijne said that the team is balanced and well prepared. Reena Khokar is missing from the match due to injury and is replaced by Nisha. After having good exposure in Spain, Malaysia, and Republic of Korea tours, the team got to learn many things and worked upon the improvement points to give their best in the FIH Finals.

All the very best team, India!

Looking forward to great matches in the Final Series.

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Below are the highlights of the match.

Quarter 1 – In the first quarter, team Korea earned the first PC in the early minutes and gave a great shot at the goal by saved by Savita. Another PC to team Korea but no goal was recorded. In the next minutes, team India got the PC but missed the goal. Both the teams gave best shots but missed and the score at the end of Quarter 1 was IND 0-0 KOR.

Quarter 2 – In the second quarter, again the PC was awarded to team Korea, but team India played defensive to avoid any loss. The Korean team finally managed to score a goal in the 29^th minute, thereby making the score IND 0-1 KOR at the end of the first half.

Quarter 3 – Team India was seeking out goal scoring opportunities, but again the team Korea scored a goal with another back to bach goal making the score IND 0-3 KOR at the end of the third quarter.

Quarter 4 – In the final quarter, team India gave another great shot but missed unfortunately and the hosts gave another shot at the goal and recorded a goal again. In spite of trying hard, team India lost this time at a score of IND 0-4 KOR.

At the end of the series, the Chief coach said that the Korean team is good than ours, but the performance the Indian team gave in the first two matches was good. She added that we are improving and will continue to improve to give the best in the upcoming FIH finals in Hiroshima.

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Below are the highlights of the match:

Quarter 1- The first quarter started with a PC to team Korea, but they missed the goal scoring opportunity. In the next minutes, team India got a chance to score a goal first by getting a PC and a great shot was made but saved by opposing goalkeeper. Both the teams were looking out for goal scoring opportunities to break the deadlock first, but in spite of trying hard, both the teams were unable to score a goal and the first quarter ended at a score IND 0-0 KOR.

Quarter 2- In the early minutes of the second quarter, team Korea gave a great shot at a goal and broke the deadlock first in the 19th minute. Indian players gave great shots as well to equalize the score but missed and the score at the end of the first half was IND 0-1 KOR.

Quarter 3- In the third quarter, team India was giving their best shots starting from the opening minutes and finally a goal by Captain Rani Rampal in the 37th minute. Then, PC was awarded to team Korea but they missed and team India took a deep breath and the score at the end of the third quarter was IND 1-1 KOR.

Quarter 4- In the last quarter, both the teams were aggressive to take the lead and finally a goal by Navjot in the 50th minute giving team India a lead. Team Korea kept on giving great shots, but team India showed defensive skills and saved. So, the team India kept the lead and won this match too with a score IND 2-1 KOR.

Well Done Team India! Looking forward to excellent performance in the upcoming matches as well.

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The team will first head towards Dublin to play two-day match series on 28th and 29th May’19. The first match will be with the Irish National team and the second one with Canada Jr. Women’s team. Then the next four day series scheduled to be held at Baranovichi, Belarus from 31st May to 4th June with four nations participating in the matches named India, Ireland, Canada and Scottland.

After this, the team will play a match on 6th June’19 against Irish National team followed by five-day match series scheduled to start from 9th June’19 in Belarus.

Below are the details of the team.

Goalkeepers – Bichu Devi Kharibam and Khushboo

Defenders – Ishika Chaudhary, 4. Suman Devi Thoudam (Captain), Priyanka, Mahima Choudhary, Simran Singh and Gagandeep Kaur (Vice-Captain)

Midfielders – Preeti, Mariana Kujur, Chetna, Ajmina Kujur and Baljeet Kaur

Forwards – Mumtaz Khan, Beauty Dungdung, Sharmila Devi, Reet and Lalrindiki

Upon the selection of the team, coach of Indian Jr. Women’s Team, Baljeet Singh said that the team is all set to compete against the stronger teams of the world. The selection is based on keeping all the crucial things in mind and hoping for the excellent performance in the upcoming matches.

All the Best Team India!

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With the great victories the previous international tours of the years, the team is confident to perform best in this tour as well and in the FIH Women’s Series Finals 2019 scheduled to held at Hiroshima. Major players Rani and Gurjit were missing in the Malaysia tour are finally back in this tour after recovering from the injury.

According to Chief Coach Sjoerd Marijne, the team got great opportunities this year to prepare well for the FIH finals. She added that the return of Rani and Gurjit will surely help the team to perform better in this series and improve the mistakes that the team had in the previous international series.

Below is the list of players:

Goalkeepers – Savita Punia (Vice-Captain) and Rajani Etimarpu

Defenders – Salima Tete, Sunita Lakra, Deep Grace Ekka, Karishma Yadav, Gurjit Kaur, and Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam

Midfielders – Monika, Navjot Kaur, Nikki Pradhan, Neha Goyal, and Lilima Minz

Forwards – Rani Rampal(Captain), Vandana Katariya, Lalremsiami, Jyoti, Navneet Kaur

Keep watching this space for further updates.

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Below are the highlights of the match:

Quarter 1 – In the very first quarter the PC was awarded to team India. Great shots were made at the goal but saved by the opposing team. Vandana gave great shots at the goal but missed and finally the first goal was by Navneet in the 12th minute. The score at the end of the 1st quarter was INDIA 1-0 MALAYSIA.

Quarter 2 – In the second quarter, Vandana did a great shot again without a miss and scored a goal in the 20th minute making the score INDIA 2-0 MALAYSIA. Followed by this, Navneet did another goal in the 29th minute by making the opposing team aggressive for goals. So with the end of the first half, the score was INDIA 3-0 MALAYSIA.

Quarter 3 – In the third quarter, both the team were finding out ways to score a goal. Great shots were given but no goal was scored by both the teams and the score remained 3-0 at the end of this quarter.

Quarter 4 – In the fourth quarter, 2 consecutive goals were scored by Lalremsiami and Nikki Pradhan in the 54th and 55th minute respectively. So the overall score comes out to be INDIA 5-0 MALAYSIA.

So, that’s all about the highlights of the match. Well done Team India!

Though the team wins the match, the Chief Coach Sjoerd Marijne said that the performance of the team was good but there is still a room for improvement as there were technical mistakes in the game. Hoping to improve those in the upcoming matches.

The next match will be on 8th April’19 at 17:35 hrs (Indian Standard Time)

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