The Indian women's hockey team started its tour of Australia on a disappointing note, losing 2-4 against the hosts in the first Test of the three-match series at the Mate Stadium in Adelaide on Thursday. (More Hockey News)
After a barren first quarter, world no. 3 Australia scored a couple of goals within a span of six minutes through strikes from debutant Aisling Utri (21st minute) and Maddy Fitzpatrick (27th).바카라 웹사이트
The Hockeyroos scored two more quick goals in the third quarter, which came from the sticks of Alice Arnott (32nd) and Courtney Schonell (35th).
World no. 8 India's goal scorers were Sangita Kumari (29th) and Sharmila Devi (40th).바카라 웹사이트
The second match of the series will be played at the same venue on Saturday. India will also play two matches against Australia 'A' during the tour, which kick-started their preparation for the Hanzgou Asian Games.바카라 웹사이트
The home team started on an attacking note, earning back-to-back penalty corners early on but on both occasions, India skipper and goalkeeper Savita came to the visitors' rescue.바카라 웹사이트
India too earned a penalty corner soon, but wasted the chance due to poor injection.바카라 웹사이트
The tourists got another set piece minutes later, but the drag-flick went wide as the first quarter ended goalless.바카라 웹사이트
Australia started the second quarter at the same pace and created two bright chances in quick time but on both occasions failed to breach Savita.바카라 웹사이트
But Savita's citadel was finally breached in the 21st minute when Utri's perfect deflection from a cross beat the Indian custodian.바카라 웹사이트
Australia kept up the tempo and were equally aided by India's poor display on the defence. The hosts doubled their lead six minutes later when Fitzpatrick converted a penalty corner.
However a minute from half-time, India pulled a goal back through Sangita, who found herself in the right place to deflect Nikki Pradhan's hit from outside the circle.바카라 웹사이트
After the change of ends, it took Australia just two minutes to restore their two-goal lead when another debutant Alice deflected skipper Jane Claxton's pass into the goal.바카라 웹사이트
It was one-way traffic at the start of the third quarter as three minutes later, the hosts extended their lead when Schonell found the back of the Indian net with a reverse hit.바카라 웹사이트
Sharmila reduced the margin to 2-4 for India five minutes later deflected in a penalty corner try.바카라 웹사이트
India replaced Savita with young Bicchu Devi in the goal in the final quarter and the youngster made a double save in the 54th minute to the visitors alive.바카라 웹사이트
Soon India got a golden opportunity to reduce the deficit in the form of a penalty corner but Australia goalkeeper Newman Zoe made a brilliant save as Navneet Kaur missed from the spot.
