Kakamigahara
\nThe 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. India will head into the quarterfinals as table-toppers with nine points from three matches.<\/p>\n
Today, late goals by Vandana Katariya (54th minute) and Gurjit Kaur (55) saw the team through against Malaysia. In their previous match, India had scored a 4-1 win over higher-ranked China.<\/p>\n
Wait and watch
\nIn the first quarter, both the teams played cautiously. With Malaysia playing defensive hockey, India waited patiently, not making any unforced errors.<\/p>\n
After the first quarter ended in a stalemate, Malaysia put India on the back foot when they won the first penalty corner of the match early on in the second quarter. It was a good opportunity for them to move ahead but an alert Rajani Etimarpu made a brilliant save to deny them the lead. Over the next few minutes, Malaysia won two more short corners and India one but nothing came off them.<\/p>\n
The third quarter, too, went goalless. Malaysia did win another penalty corner but the goal continued to elude them as well as the Indians.<\/p>\n
It was in the fourth quarter that India managed to break the stalemate when Vandana scored a sensational field goal in the 54th minute. In the very next minute, drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur converted a penalty corner to put the match beyond Malaysia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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