India Junior Women's Hockey Team Storm Into Asia Cup Semifinals With 11-0 Thrashing Of Chinese Taipei

08.06.2023 - 11:47 sports.ndtv.com

The Indian junior women's hockey team confirmed its spot in the semi-finals of the Asia Cup by mauling Chinese Taipei 11-0 in its last pool match here on Thursday.

The win also cemented India's position atop Pool A. India finished the group stage of the tournament unbeaten, having won three games and drawn one.

The scorers for India were Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke (1'), Deepika (3'), Annu (10', 52'), Rutuja Dadaso Pisal (12'), Neelam (19'), Manju Chorsiya (33'), Sunelita Toppo (43', 57'), Deepika Soreng (46') and Mumtaz Khan (55').

India displayed their dominance from the word go, launching consistent attacks against Chinese Taipei. Vaishnavi opened the scoring for India with a field goal, followed by Deepika who converted a penalty corner to double the team's lead.

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