As only expected goals reined in the inaugural day of the Hockey World League (Women) Round 2 in New Delhi, which also saw sudden dip in temperature laced with incessant rains in the evening and thereafter.
Four matches produced 33 goals, which includes just a solitary goal from the losing side.
India notched up the biggest win (13-0) while Poland Thailand Match that ended 4-1 in favour of the former was the lowest in terms of goals it witnessed.
Despite playing under downpour, Indian girls showed enormous scoring prowess, especially in the last quarter — where they struck six goals – in routing Ghana 13-0, the highest score on the opening day which marked only one sided contests.
Feature of India’s win is a fluent four-goal by ever-improving Vandana Kataria whose third goal she struck, a forehand from right side of backline, is a sight to remember for long.
Goal 1: Veteran Deepika passed to Vandana Katariya who was inside D, the latter started the goal spree, now in the eighth minute.
Goal 2: In the 9th minute, Monika got a clean pass in the D, and slapped the ball into the nets
Goal 3: Deep Ekka struck through a penalty corner
Goal 4: Vandana Katariya deflected the ball in for India’s fourth goal in the 21st minute.
Goal 5: Rani struck in the 23rd minute, which is also half time scoreline
Goal 6:In the third quarter, India added one more with a great stick work display and dispatch of ball into goal by Rani in the 33rd minute.
Goal 7: Jaspreet Kaur took the hit off a penalty corner, but the Ghana goalkeeper saved; Amandeep Kaur bounced on to the rebound.
Goal 8: In the 48th minute Vandana Katariya scored a brilliant field goal with a reverse shot from acute angle.
Goal 9: Japreet Kaur scored through a penalty corner (54thmin).
Goal 10: The team’s tenth goal was scored by Poonam Rani
Goal 11: In the 55th minute, wily Lilima Minz posted an easy goal in a melee.
Goal 12: In the 56th minute, another reverse shot by Vandana Katariya gave India another goal.
Goal 13: India’s 13th goal came through a perfect penalty corner flick by Jaspreet Kaur again.
OTHER MATCHES HELD ON DAY 1 (7th March)
Malaysia 8 Kazakhstan 0
Captain Siti Ruhani struck first thro’ penalty stroke in the seventh minute of the game itself, helping Malaysia to take the lead by 1-0. Nurul Mansur added another goal in the tenth minute(2-0). Siti Othman successfully converted a penalty corner in the 28th minute (3-0) followed by Fatin Mahd Sukri in the 29th minute (4-0). In the third quarter, Fazilla Sylvester Silin made a beautiful field goal in the 33rd minute(5-0)followed by Norbaini Hashim in the 37th minute. Surizan Noh pumped in the ball through a field effort in the 53rd minute. With only a minute left for the final hoot, Hanis Onn scored a winning goal and emerged as the winner defeating Kazakhstan 8-0.
Russia 7 Singapore 0
Russian eves struck their first goal though captain Irina Osipova. and then with just four minutes to go for the first quarter, Ksenia Shamina netted another field goal (2-0).Margarita Derpenkina successfully converted a penalty corner in the twentieth minute (3-0). Marina Fedorova notched a goal through a penalty corner conversion in the 38th minute (4-0). Russia Anastasiia Reviakina in the 47th minute (5-0), Marina Fedorova (6-0) in the 50th minute were followed by Olesia Petrova (7-0).
Poland 4 Thailand 1
Captain Marlena Rybacha struck in the seventh minute off the first penalty cornerPoland. Magdalena Zagajska sneaked in a field goal in the 38th minute (2-0) while in the 45th minute Kornkanok Sanpoung fired in a field goal to reduce the score to 2-1. In the very opening minute of the fourth quarter Poland increased their lead to 3-1 when they secured a penalty corner opportunity in the 46th minute and Joanna Wieloch successfully converted it into a goal. With just two minutes to the final, Marlena Rybacha struck again through a penalty corner.
Tomorrow’s matches
Kazakhstan vs Singapore 1315 HRS IST
Russia vs Malaysia 1530 HRS IST
Ghana vs Thailand 1745 HRS IST
Poland vs India 2000 HRS IST