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Junior Asia Cup hockey: China edge past India 2-1
NEW DELHI [Maha Media]: China defeated India 2-1 in a tightly contested third Pool A match at the Women’s Junior Asia Cup here in Oman. With three points won on Wednesday night, China confirmed its spot in the Semi Final as the Pool A winners. Jinzhuang Tan (32’) and Lihang Wang (42’) were the goalscorers for China. Deepika (56’) scored her seventh goal for India to lead the tournament’s goalscorer’s leaderboard. The first quarter saw both sides attack aggressively on all fronts looking for an early opening goal. India created plenty of chances but wasn't incisive enough in the shooting circle.
India received an early penalty corner but their attempt on goal was saved by China’s strong backline.
China too received a penalty corner towards the end of first quarter. Jinzhuang Tan took a powerful shot on goal which was met by a crucial save by Nidhi, India’s goalkeeper to keep the scores level.
In the second quarter, India received two back-to-back penalty corners but couldn’t capitalise on the opportunity and score the first goal. After a tightly fought first half, both sides couldn’t be separated and headed back into their dugout with no goals scored.
