Women's Asian Champions Trophy: India defeat Malaysia 5-0 in second match

The Indian womenrsquos hockey team registered their second consecutive victory a 50 victory in the Jharkhand Womens Asian Champions Trophy in Ranchi on SaturdayIn a highscoring encounter on Saturday India defeated Malaysia 50 in their second game of the tournament Vandana Katariya 7rsquo 21rsquo Sangita Kumari 28rsquo Lalremsiami 28rsquo and Jyoti 38rsquo were the goalscorers for IndiaAlso ReadGujrathi beats Kollars Vaishali in joint thirdIndia began proceedings with intensity deploying a high press and searching for a breakthrough from the very first minute while Indiarsquos resilient defense made circle penetration a challenging task for MalaysiaFollowing backtoback penalty corners India found their first goal after Ishitarsquos injection led to a goal from Vandana Katariya 7rsquo With a few minutes left in the first quarter India was awarded yet another penalty corner but Deep Grace Ekkarsquos dragflick was denied by a brilliant save from Malaysian goalkeeper Nur ZainalThe second quarter began with an early opportunity for India but Vandana Katariyarsquos tomahawk was saved by Nur ZainalIndia earned a penalty corner and this time Ishitas injection was received by Jyoti before a deft touch from forward Vandana Katariya 21 registered Indias second goal of the night to make it 20In the 27th minute a promising move by India led Lalremsiami to find Sangita Kumari deep in the circle A smart finish from Sangita 28rsquo ensured that Indiarsquos lead was extended to 30 Less than a minute later Salima Tete broke away on the right flank to find Lalremsiami 28rsquo who expertly deviated the incisive pass into the back of the net for Indiarsquos fourth goalAs the third quarter commenced with India dominating possession Malaysia tried to penetrate the circle from the right flank but their efforts were rendered futile by the Indian defenders The first chance of the quarter fell to Navneet Kaur who took a powerful strike that was only inches away from goal Indiarsquos fifth goal was a product of brilliant linkup play after a series of short passes Vandana Katariya found Jyotirsquos 38rsquo nimble stickwork in the circle to secure a welldeserved goalAs the final quarter of the match unfolded the scoreline remained unchanged While Indiarsquos defense was largely untested the forward continued to look for opportunities Navneet Kaur took another powerful shot at goal but she missed her target by a small margin In the 47th minute Lalremsiami earned a penalty corner for India however Nur Zain pulled off another spectacular save to resist Deep Grace Ekkarsquos shot With less than ten minutes to go India was awarded two consecutive penalty corners but the Indian offence was unable to score another goal At the fulltime mark India completed a comprehensive 50 victory exhibiting their offensive prowessIndia will next take on China in their third encounter of the tournament on October 30This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever