New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday congratulated the Indian girls’s hockey staff for clinching their maiden Women’s Junior Asia Cup crown after they defeated Korea with a rating of 2-1 in a fascinating last match.
The Indian junior girls’s hockey staff emerged as Champions of the Women’s Junior Asia Cup 2023 held in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, Japan by defeating Korea with a rating of 2-1 in a fascinating Final match on Sunday. While Annu (22′) and Neelam (41′) scored one purpose every for India, it was the staff’s collective efforts that finally led to their triumphant victory on this essential encounter.
Notably, that is the primary time that India have gained the Women’s Junior Asia Cup.
“Heartiest congratulations to our young champions for the remarkable victory at the 2023 Women’s Hockey Junior Asia Cup! Your determination, skill and stellar teamwork have made the nation immensely proud. Best wishes for your promising journey ahead,” Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar tweeted.
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi additionally congratulated Team India for reaching this feat and took to Twitter to laud the Indian girls’s staff for his or her laborious work and distinctive performances within the match.
“Congratulations to our young champions on winning the 2023 Women’s Hockey Junior Asia Cup! The team has shown immense perseverance, talent and teamwork. They have made our nation very proud. Best wishes to them for their endeavours ahead,” PM Modi stated in a tweet.
In acknowledgement of the staff’s distinctive efficiency and their undefeated streak within the prestigious match, main them to safe a spot within the FIH Women’s Junior World Cup 2023 in Chile, the Hockey India Executive Board has proudly declared a money prize of INR 2.00 Lakh for every participant, whereas the help workers will obtain INR 1.00 Lakh every as a token of appreciation. Coming to the match, India began the sport on an attacking notice by successful a penalty nook within the opening minute of the sport, however they didn’t capitalise on it. However, Korea shifted the momentum of their favour by counter-attacking and controlling the possession. They additionally gained an early penalty nook however Neelam made a goal-line clearance to disclaim Korea from taking the lead. Despite each groups enjoying an attacking sport, the primary quarter ended goalless. Korea caught to their attacking strategy within the second quarter as properly thus pushing India on backfoot. Kore had been additionally awarded fairly a number of penalty corners, nonetheless, India not solely stood sturdy in defence to maintain the opposition’s attackers at bay but in addition put Korea underneath stress by taking the lead by way of Annu (22′) who calmly transformed a penalty stroke. However, India’s lead did not final lengthy as Seoyeon Park (25′) scored an equaliser for Korea by way of a well-placed shot from contained in the D. The second quarter did not witness any extra targets as each groups went into the half-time break with the rating stage at 1-1. The second half of the match began with Korea centered on holding the possession, whereas the Indian staff switched to counter-attacking and it paid off as Neelam (41′) brilliantly transformed a penalty nook to place India in entrance because the third quarter ended with the rating 2-1 within the favour of the Indian staff. In order to guard their lead, India shifted their give attention to defending and controlling the tempo of the sport by holding possession within the fourth quarter, whereas, alternatively, Korea made some pressured errors and misdirected passes of their desperation of discovering an equaliser. Ultimately, India stood sturdy and caught to their technique to win the summit conflict 2-1. (ANI)