VALENCIA (Spain): India kicked off their FIH Women’s Hockey Nations Cup campaign with an emphatic 3-1 victory over Chile in a Pool B game on Sunday.
Kumari Sangita opened the scoring for India with a second-minute goal past Sonika and Navneet Kaur added their names to the scoresheet in the 10th and 31st minutes respectively.
Villagran Fernanda pulled one back for Chile with a 43rd-minute penalty corner conversion.
All three Indian goals came from on-field efforts.
India face Japan in their second pool match on Monday. India lost to Japan in the final of the 2018 Asian Games.
India will face South Africa in their last league game on December 14. The knockout matches will be played on December 16 and 17.
The 2022 FIH Women’s Nations Cup is an important part of the international calendar as it introduces a promotion-relegation system. The champions of this event will be promoted to the 2023-24 FIH Women’s Professional Hockey League.
Kumari Sangita opened the scoring for India with a second-minute goal past Sonika and Navneet Kaur added their names to the scoresheet in the 10th and 31st minutes respectively.
Villagran Fernanda pulled one back for Chile with a 43rd-minute penalty corner conversion.
All three Indian goals came from on-field efforts.
India face Japan in their second pool match on Monday. India lost to Japan in the final of the 2018 Asian Games.
India will face South Africa in their last league game on December 14. The knockout matches will be played on December 16 and 17.
The 2022 FIH Women’s Nations Cup is an important part of the international calendar as it introduces a promotion-relegation system. The champions of this event will be promoted to the 2023-24 FIH Women’s Professional Hockey League.
