Indian women’s hockey team go down 2-4 to Korea

April 28, 2014 10:21 am | Updated May 21, 2016 01:44 pm IST - Glasgow

Indian women’s hockey team went down fighting against Korea 2-4 in their opening match of the Champions Challenge 1 in Glasgow.

The Indian team opened the scoring in the 12th minute through Vandana Katariya’s field goal.

The Koreans, however, struck back immediately and scored the equaliser in the 14th minute through the stick of Mihyun Park.

The Koreans again scored in the 24th and 25th minute taking the scorecard to 3-1 at the end of the first session.

The Indian team maintained a steady attack in the second half but was unable to stop their opponents from scoring again in the 42nd minute which they converted through a penalty corner.

The Indian women reduced the margin in the 69th minute through a field goal from Poonam Rani to lose the match 2-4.

India play hosts Scotland tomorrow in their second match in Pool A.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.