NEITHERLANDS: The Indian Women’s Hockey team suffered their third defeat in the ongoing Europe Tour as the Ladies Den Bosch team hammered them 3-1. Goals from Ireen van den Assem (12′, 45′) and Imke Hoek (57′) were enough for the hosts to register the win against the visitors as Indian Defender Navdeep Kaur (47′) was the lone player on target for her team yesterday.
The match saw both the teams locking horns mostly in the midfield as the focus was on defence. In the first quarter, India started strongly as they retained possession for the first ten minutes but a counter attack from Ladies Den Bosch saw them earn a penalty stroke in the 12th minute which was well converted by Ireen van den Assem to give the hosts a 1-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter saw some more action as both sides created opportunities inside the opposition’s half. Indian forward Lalremsiami came close to scoring in the 22nd minute, only to be denied by Den Bosch’s goalkeeper. In the same minute, Indian goalkeeper Savita made a terrific save to keep the score down to 0-1. (AGENCIES)
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