India beat Japan 3-1, Navneet Kaur scored two goals

Two goals from Navneet Kaur helped the Indian women’s hockey team beat Japan 3-1, but finished in a disappointing ninth place at the FIH Women’s World Cup.  The goal was scored in the 45th minute while Deep Grace Ace scored in the 38th minute while Yu Asai scored the only goal for Japan in the 20th minute.

Know the condition of the first quarter

India started the match aggressively.  Gurjit Kaur tried from a penalty corner to give India the lead, but Japan’s Moka Tsubouchi saved the ball from going into the goal post.  The best opportunity for the Indian team came when Navneet Kaur broke the Japanese defense and went inside the circle, but the Japanese team defied the threat and the first quarter ended 0-0 with both the teams.

Know the condition of the second quarter

India started the second quarter from where the team had left off in the first quarter.  Japan’s team managed to score the first goal through a penalty corner in the 20th minute.  However, India also equalized by scoring a goal just before half time.

Know what happened in the second half

The second half started with both the teams trying to keep the ball in the midfield and maintain possession.  A few minutes later, Ekka converted another penalty corner to take the lead.  In the third quarter, Navneet Kaur scored her second goal of the match as India took a 3-1 lead.  In the last few minutes of the match, India held deep inside Japan’s half while Japan struggled to get the ball and India comfortably won 3-1 over Japan.