~Kanika Siwach scored twice for India~
Antwerp, twenty fifth Could: The Indian Junior Girls’s Hockey Workforce registered an emphatic victory in opposition to Belgium, profitable the shootout 4-2 after the rating was tied 2-2 on the finish of regulation time, as they continued their Tour of Europe. Kanika Siwach scored a powerful brace to steer India’s efforts in entrance of aim.
The Indian Junior Girls’s Hockey Workforce was fast to seek out their kind and assert themselves within the first quarter. An early penalty nook for India resulted in Kanika Siwach sounding the boards to take the lead. Quickly after, Kanika scored her second aim for the night time in the identical quarter to make it 2-0.
Sustaining their momentum, India noticed by way of a goalless second quarter to limit the Belgian unit and discover themselves in a commanding place at halftime. Belgium discovered alternatives within the third quarter, together with an important penalty nook, nevertheless, the Indian defensive unit managed to limit Belgium and keep the excess.
Within the closing quarter, Belgium lastly broke the shackles, scoring twice in fast succession to tie the rating at 2-2, minutes earlier than fulltime. Within the ensuing shootout, India emerged victorious to win the competition 2-2 (4-2 SO).
The Indian Junior Girls’s Hockey Workforce will play their subsequent match in opposition to Germany in Breda on twenty sixth Could.
