Bolstered by the campaign-saving draw against the mighty USA, the Indian women's hockey team eased past the lower-ranked Italy in the cross-over World Cup match.
The late goals by Vandana Katariya (54th minute) and Gurjit Kaur (55th minute) saw India through against Malaysia 2-0.
Navneet Kaur, Rani and Navjot Kaur netted the ball twice, while Lalremsiami, Deep Grace Ekka, Gurjit Kaur and Sonika scored once each to ensure India notched up winning points in their opening match of Pool A.
Despite maintaining an upper hand throughout the match, India let the opponents (Ireland) score two goals in the final quarter.
Preeti's 38th-minute goal ensured India earned their first win in the tournament after a goalless draw against South Africa and a 1-4 loss to the mighty USA in their previous matches.
Indian women's hockey team could not produce the performance of their opening match against Japan as Great Britain convincingly overpowered them 3-0 in the second match of the Olympic Games on Monday. After a cautious
Antwerp: Odds are stacked heavily against India as they face a huge task of going past the reigning world and Olympic champions the Netherlands in the quarter-finals of the women's Hockey World League (HWL) Semi
Glasgow: The Australian women's hockey team began the defence of their 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medal with a 4-0 victory over Malaysia on Day 1 of the Games here Thursday.Jodie Kenny's pin-point penalty corner drag
Sochi: Olga Sisina's shot deflected off a defender and into the net, and Yekaterina Smolentseva scored on a 2-on-1 just 38 seconds later to help Russia overcome an early deficit and beat Germany 4-1 Sunday
Rosario (Argentina) : The Indian women's hockey team notched up its best World Cup finish in 32 years by signing off ninth after a thrilling 4-3 win over South Africa in the classification match here.
Germany beat Australia 1-0 in Pool A on Tuesday (7th September) to reach the semi-finals of the women's hockey World Cup in Rosario, Argentina. Favourites Netherlands, the reigning world and Olympic champions, are also through
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