The Indian women\u2019s hockey team recorded its third successive win in the Asia Cup, beating Malaysia 2-0 in the final pool game here today.<\/p>\n
India go into the quarterfinals as table toppers with nine points. The late goals by Vandana Katariya (54th minute) and Gurjit Kaur (55) saw the team through against Malaysia.<\/p>\n
In the previous match, India scored a 4-1 win over higher-ranked China.<\/p>\n
The first quarter saw both teams play cautiously. With Malaysia playing defensive hockey, India waited patiently without making any unforced errors.<\/p>\n
Having ended the first quarter in a stalemate, Malaysia put India on the back foot when they won the first PC of the match in the initial minutes of the second quarter. However, an alert Rajani Etimarpu made a brilliant save.<\/p>\n
The next few minutes saw both teams trade PCs. While India earned one PC, Malaysia were awarded two but nothing came off it.<\/p>\n
Both teams played out evenly in the third quarter too. Another PC won by Malaysia was not capitalised by them, ending the third quarter too in a stalemate.<\/p>\n
India held their nerve to turn the match around in the fourth quarter. First it was forward Katariya who scored a sensational field goal in the 54th minute.<\/p>\n
The following minute saw drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur convert a PC, taking India\u2019s lead to 2-0 that put pressure on the Malaysians.<\/p>\n
Malaysia made desperate attempts in the dying minutes of the match but the Indian defence held sway to emerge victorious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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