India came from behind in the second half to beat Azerbaijan 3-1 to finish seventh in the FIH Women’s Champions Challenge 1 Hockey Tournament at Dublin, Ireland today.

The goal scorers for India were Saba Anjum (44th), Chanchan Devi Thokchom (49th) and Anuradha Devi (68th min), while Zhang Suleymanova was on target for Azerbaijan in the 28th minute.

India had trounced Azerbaijan 6-1 in their earlier round robin Pool match.

Both teams were lethargic in the first half of this morning game with scoring chances being few and far between.

The only goal of the first half came on a penalty stroke in the 28th minute when Azerbaijan’s Zhang Suleymanova easily scored on India’s Yogita Bali.

India came out in the second half must stronger and immediately started pressuring Azerbaijan. Their efforts were rewarded in the 44th minute when captain Saba Anjum put in the only field goal of the game to even things up at one.

Five minutes later winger Chanchan Devi Thokchom gave the Indians their first advantage with the 2-1 penalty corner goal.

The one-goal lead stood for another 20 minutes, but India was never really in danger of surrendering the game-tying goal. But for good measure Anuradha Devi put in an insurance marker with two minutes left in regulation to bring the final to 3-1.