Indian girls’s hockey staff completed at tenth spot after dropping in opposition to Spain 1-2 at Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped, Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile on Thursday, marking their second-worst efficiency within the match’s historical past. Prior to now editions India’s ending positions had been: 2023 – ninth, 2022 – 4th, 2013 – third, 2009 – ninth, 2005 – eleventh, 2001 – ninth.
India began the Junior World Cup in Chile with a win in opposition to Namibia however their defeat in opposition to Germany successfully ended their quarterfinal hopes. They beat Eire to enter the 9-16 classification bracket. They beat Wales, however then struggled in opposition to Uruguay the place they wanted a penalty shootout to prevail after being wasteful in 60 minutes. Ultimately, in opposition to Spain, they misplaced to complete tenth.
India and Spain delivered a high-level contest for ninth place, with Spain exhibiting better readability in circulation and of their exits from the again. Spain progressively opened areas alongside the proper flank till the breakthrough in Q2: a pushed cross from the wing and a fragile deflection from Natalia Vilanova redirected the ball totally for the 1–0 within the fifteenth minute. India struggled to generate circle entries within the first half and relied on defensive work contained in the 23m.
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Q3 concentrated the drama. India briefly drew degree, however the objective was overturned following a video umpire referral detecting an infringement. Instantly afterwards, Spain struck from a penalty nook: a clear reception on the high and a low, agency strike from Esther Canales made it 2–0 within the thirty fifth minute, her second objective of the night time. India minimize the margin by a penalty nook executed by Kanika Siwach, whose low effort bounced subtly and displaced the goalkeeper within the forty first minute. Spain managed the ultimate part to safe ninth place, leaving India in tenth.
Participant of the Match Teresa Sáenz de Santa María expressed, “Right this moment was very shut, however I believe we stayed on our plan and labored properly as a staff. We began very low, that’s true, however we saved pushing and improved all through the match. I can’t look ahead to the subsequent sport, thanks very a lot.”
For India, Hina Bano and Kanika Siwach each completed the World Cup with 5 targets every.
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