Asian Championship Trophy started from Monday in Rajgir.
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Expansion
As expected, the Indian women’s hockey team made a great start by winning 4-0. Full of enthusiasm, passion and the will to win, the Indian team has taken a strong step on the golden path by winning this important match.
The defense hasn’t been tested much yet
The physically fit Indian team was superior to the opposition team in speed, skill and stamina. Indian defensive line players Udita, Vaishnavi, Sushila and Jyoti were not tested much and were seen moving forward and playing in the middle line. Salima Tete performed brilliantly in the middle row and registered the first win under her captaincy. Player of the Match Sangeeta today repeated her brilliant performance in the last Asian Champions Trophy held in Ranchi by scoring two important goals with speed and skill. In the front row, vice-captain Navneet, Preeti Dubey, Beauty Dungdung attacked brilliantly and kept the defense players of the opposition team in constant trouble.
Indian team could have scored more goals, why did it miss?
The Indian team maintained its dominance over Malaysia by controlling the ball throughout the match. But due to not taking advantage of the opportunities given to them, the team was not able to score many goals and came under pressure for some time. The Indian team, which was leading 1-0 in the first quarter, completely dominated Malaysia by scoring two consecutive goals in the third quarter. After that the Indian coach tried new players.
Charismatic coach has breathed new life into the team
Chief strategist Harendra Singh also proved why he is called a charismatic coach. He has breathed new life into the Indian team which had lost confidence due to not qualifying for the Paris Olympics and disappointing performance in the Pro League. Harendra Singh’s main target is the Los Angeles Olympics and he is using this tournament to prepare for it.
Understand where you need to work hard
Today, in this 4-0 win, three goals came from penalty corners but more work needs to be done in this area. There is a lack of coordination in the team, hopefully this will have to be improved in the times to come as India still has to play Olympic silver medalist China, powerful Japan and South Korea.
