Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team Beats South Africa 4-3 In Shootout
The Indian junior women's hockey team won against the U-21 South African team 4-3 via a shootout in their final match of the current tour.
Johannesburg, Feb 21, The Indian junior women's hockey team won against the U-21 South African team 4-3 via a shootout in their final match of the current tour.
A match, much closer than the previous encounters between both teams, ended in a draw after either team failed to score in regulation time. This resulted in a shootout that ended 4-3 in the favour of the Indian junior women's hockey team.
Having won all their matches against the U-21 team they now focus on playing the A team, twice in quick succession.
The Indians registered a big 8-0 win against hosts South Africa in their second match of the tour on Saturday evening. Earlier in the week, they had begun their campaign with a convincing 8-1 win.
The South Africa tour is part of the team's preparations for the all-important Asia Cup U21, which is a qualification tournament for the forthcoming FIH Women's Hockey Junior World Cup.
The Indians registered a big 8-0 win against hosts South Africa in their second match of the tour on Saturday evening. Earlier in the week, they had begun their campaign with a convincing 8-1 win.
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