Hangzhou
Indian women’s hockey team suffered a 0-4 loss against China in the 1st Semifinal of the Asian Games, here on Thursday.
Despite creating multiple chances, India was not able to get on the scoresheet, while China netted four goals through Jiaqi Zhong (25’), Meirong Zou (40’), Meiyu Liang (55’), and Bingfeng GU (60’).
The match kicked off with China swiftly infiltrating deep into India’s territory, immediately challenging India’s defense. This early offensive move resulted in China earning the first Penalty Corner of the game, but India’s Captain and goalkeeper, Savita, came up with a crucial save to prevent China from taking the lead.
Simultaneously, the Indian team attempted to take command of the game by applying pressure on China and executing rapid passes. Nonetheless, China continued to display its attacking prowess, maintaining pressure on India, who defended admirably to keep China at bay.
The second quarter commenced on the same note with China attacking rigorously which earned them an early penalty corner, but once again Savita came to India’s rescue with a good save.
The penultimate quarter ended with China leading 2-0.
With this victory, China made it to the Final of the tournament, while India will next play against either Korea or Japan in the Bronze medal match on Saturday, 7th October 2023 at 1330hrs IST.
India will now play against the winner of Korea and Japan for the Bronze medal on Saturday.
