New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): The Indian Women’s Hockey Team will look to proceed their unbeaten run as they gear up for the Super4s stage of the continuing Women’s Asia Cup 2025 in Hangzhou.
India will face robust competitors towards hosts China, defending champions Japan, and Korea on this essential section of the match, as per a launch from Hockey India.
India completed on prime of Pool B with seven factors from three video games. They started their marketing campaign with a convincing 11-0 victory over Thailand, adopted by an exciting 2-2 draw towards Japan, and wrapped up their Pool stage with an emphatic 12-0 win towards Singapore.
For India, forwards Navneet Kaur and Mumtaz Khan have been in stellar kind, scoring 5 objectives every within the Pool stage, and shall be anticipated to proceed their scoring contact because the staff battles for a spot within the Final.
The Super4s stage will see every staff — India, China, Japan, and Korea — play towards one another as soon as. The prime two sides will qualify for the Final, whereas the opposite two will play third/4th place match. India will open their Super4s marketing campaign towards Korea on tenth September, earlier than taking up China on eleventh September and Japan on thirteenth September.
India enters the Super4s on the again of robust momentum, whereas Korea managed two wins and a loss of their pool stage. Significantly, of their final 5 conferences, India has held the higher hand with three wins, whereas Korea has managed one victory, and one match led to a draw–giving the Indian aspect a psychological edge.
Speaking forward of the Super4s, Indian Women’s Hockey Team coach Harendra Singh stated, ‘We are happy with the way in which the staff has began the match. The gamers have proven good intent, maintained self-discipline, and capitalised on our attacking alternatives. The Pool stage gave us a very good platform to construct momentum and take a look at ourselves towards totally different kinds of play. However, the Super4s stage shall be a distinct problem altogether as we face robust opponents like Korea, China, and Japan,’ as quoted from a launch by Hockey India.
‘Our focus shall be on sticking to our construction, being sharp in defence, and benefiting from our possibilities in entrance of purpose. We know that on this stage there’s little room for error, so consistency and composure shall be key. The gamers are motivated, they perceive the accountability of carrying the Indian jersey, and they’re desperate to proceed the momentum. If we play to our potential and belief our course of, I’m assured we will obtain the outcomes we’re aiming for,’ he added. (ANI)