New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): The Indian Junior Women’s Hockey Team emerged because the 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 charming closing match on Sunday.
While Annu (22′) and Neelam (41′) scored one purpose every for India, it was the crew’s collective efforts that in the end led to their triumphant victory on this essential encounter, as per a press launch from Hockey India.
Notably, that is the primary time that India has gained the Women’s Junior Asia Cup. In acknowledgement of the crew’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 Rs 2.00 Lakh for every participant, whereas the help employees will obtain INR 1.00 Lakh every as a token of appreciation. In expressing his congratulations, Hockey India President Padma Dr Dilip Tirkey lauded the Indian Junior Women’s Team for his or her superb achievement and stated, “We are filled with immense pride as the Indian Junior Women’s team clinched their maiden Junior Asia Cup, leaving us all in awe. Their exceptional display of talent and determination has been truly promising. This triumph has solidified their status as a dominant force in the field, and I firmly believe it will serve as a strong foundation for their upcoming challenge at the Junior World Cup later this year. To recognize their outstanding achievement, Hockey India has decided to honour the players with a well-deserved cash award. I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the team and the dedicated support staff for their unwavering efforts in bringing glory to our nation.” Also, Hockey India Secretary General Bhola Nath Singh conveyed his heartfelt needs to the crew for his or her triumphant marketing campaign and counseled the crew’s distinctive show of character and sportsmanship in each single match. “In each match, the team consistently demonstrated remarkable character and embraced the true spirit of the game. The team’s sustained triumph at the Junior Asia Cup shows that the future of hockey in India is in safe hands. The title victory also serves as a strong testament to the effectiveness of Hockey India’s national program for young and emerging players. I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the team and the dedicated support staff for their unwavering efforts in helping the Indian team win their maiden Women Junior Asia Cup,” Singh stated. India began the sport on an attacking be aware 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 taking part in an attacking sport, the primary quarter ended goalless. Korea caught to their attacking method within the second quarter as effectively thus pushing India on backfoot. Korea was additionally awarded fairly a number of penalty corners, nonetheless, India not solely stood robust in defence to maintain the opposition’s attackers at bay, but in addition put Korea beneath strain by taking the lead via Annu (22′) who calmly transformed a penalty stroke. However, India’s lead didnot final lengthy as Seoyeon Park (25′) scored an equaliser for Korea via 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 degree at 1-1. The second half of the match began with Korea centered on protecting the possession, whereas the Indian crew 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 crew. In order to guard their lead, India shifted their deal with defending and controlling the tempo of the sport by protecting 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 robust and caught to their technique to win the summit conflict 2-1. Meanwhile, talking concerning the Final, Indian Junior Women’s Team Captain Preeti stated, “Following a 1-1 draw in the round-robin stage, we were acutely aware of the specific areas we needed to excel in order to overcome Korea. The Final match brought about a considerable amount of nerves. However, we knew that as a team we have to play our best game to achieve something special and that’s exactly what we did. We are elated to make our nation proud.”. (ANI)