The Women’s Youth Asian Cup will be played between Muscat and Oman. The final match of the tournament was between the Indian junior women’s hockey team and the Chinese team. India defeated three-time champion China in the final. India won this title for the second time in a row. India won 3-2 on penalties. India goalkeeper Nidhi made three brilliant saves in his final game in Muscat. The Indian team is therefore expected to become champions. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian team on their victory. He took to social media to express his congratulations.
Congratulations to the Prime Minister
Modi posted on his Twitter account to congratulate the Indian junior women’s hockey team for winning the Asia Cup. The team showed great patience and determination. The success also points to the growing enthusiasm for hockey, especially among young people. My best wishes to the team for their future endeavors. Apart from the Prime Minister, many others also congratulated the Indian team for their victory. In addition to this, Hockey India also announced a reward of Rs 200,000 for each player who wins the championship and Rs 100,000 for each support staff.
How was the game?
Talking about the match between India and China, Tan Jinzhuang (30′) scored the first goal of the game for the Chinese team, but Kanika Shivaji (41′) scored the first goal for the Indian team in the third quarter. Evened the score. After that, neither player scored a goal and the game entered a penalty shootout. India goalkeeper Nidhi made three crucial saves in the penalty shootout to help his team win the championship. Sakshi Rana, Ishika and Sunita scored for India in the penalty shootout. Goalkeeper Nidhi made three wonderful saves against Wang Lihang, Li Jingyi and Zuo Dandan.
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