Youngester Vandana Kataria posted the winning goal in India overcoming the fighting Australia in the second test here in Australia. India defeated Hockeyroos (Australia) 2-1 today.

Youngester Vandana Kataria posted the winning goal in India overcoming fighting Australia in the second test in the new facility that has come up in a Perth’s suburb.

The good win came at Rockingham, a suburb of Perth. Watched by the entire Indian men’s team, the girls provided smiles on them with this narrow win.

Australia took the early lead in the 4th minute with Amy Corner only to see it is equlized in the second half by hard working Soundarya Yendala. She converted India’s second penalty corner, first in the second half.

India kept up the tempo in the second which was lacking in the first session, and came out with a stunner of a goal in the 64th minute to silence the home crowd.

Young Vandana Kataria converted a labourious penalty corner drill to give India the ultimate winner.

With this win, India’s four match series now stands on an even keel, as the visitors lost the first encounter 2-3 yesterday.

India trailed by two goals in the first half of the first match yesterday, but scored twice in the second half. That was not enough for the visitors as Australia scored another goal in the second half, thus winning the tour opener 2-3.

In the lost match yesterday, same Soundarya scored a goal, the other onr coming from the stick of captain Saba Anjum.