Women’s Jr Asia Cup Hockey | India looks to draw against Chinese Taipei to make SF
The Hindu
Unbeaten India would look to seal their semifinal berth when they face Chinese Taipei in their final pool match of the Women’s Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament on June 8
Unbeaten India would look to seal their semifinal berth when they face Chinese Taipei in their final pool match of the Women's Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament on June 8.
India have blanked Uzbekistan 22-0 and then registered a hard-fought 2-1 win over Malaysia.
In their last pool match, they came from two goals down to salvage a point with a fighting 2-2 draw against Korea to have two wins and a draw to their name. India is currently atop Pool A with seven points from three games and a draw against Chinese Taipei would be enough to seal a last-four berth.
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Mumtaz Khan and Deepika have been brilliant for India scoring goals at will, while Deepika Soreng too has sparkled. Deepika's form can be ascertained from the fact she has scored in every single game of the tournament so far.
But going into the business end of the tournament, India cannot afford to slip in their title pursuit.
"The tournament so far has been good for us as we are yet to lose a game. The matches against Malaysia and Korea were closely-fought, but it gave us a chance to prove our mettle as we bounced back in both games after conceding first," India captain Preeti said.