Kakamigahara (Japan), Oct 31:
The Indian women’s hockey team recorded its third successive win in the Asia Cup, beating Malaysia 2-0 in the final pool game here today.
India go into the quarterfinals as table toppers with nine points. The late goals by Vandana Katariya (54th minute) and Gurjit Kaur (55) saw the team through against Malaysia.
In the previous match, India scored a 4-1 win over higher-ranked China.
The first quarter saw both teams play cautiously. With Malaysia playing defensive hockey, India waited patiently without making any unforced errors.
Having ended the first quarter in a stalemate, Malaysia put India on the back foot when they won the first PC of the match in the initial minutes of the second quarter. However, an alert Rajani Etimarpu made a brilliant save.
The next few minutes saw both teams trade PCs. While India earned one PC, Malaysia were awarded two but nothing came off it. (PTI)
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