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Posted: July 31, 2018 1:05:29
Tuesday's victory will rank India 10th against the Irish, who put them in a pool match last week.
They have not won in the tournament so far, but their "never-say-die" attitude and a favorable draw can lead India to the deepest part of the World Cup of women's hockey in London. The goalkeepers of Sjoerd Marijne have dropped out to allow the US to rank 1-1 in their last Pool B match Sunday and stay alive in the tournament just unlike goals, and will face the opposition. Italy in a cross-over match. the quarter-finals. Italy is the lowest ranked team of the competition at No. 17 and arrives in the competition after a 12-1 draw at the hands of the Netherlands. The victory Tuesday will put India in 10th place against the Irish who stung them during a pool match last week.
Although Ireland dominated Pool B, she is the second lowest ranked team in the competition. lost 0-1 in England on Sunday. So, if Indian girls are playing the potential, it's not inconceivable to have them in the last four of the weekend – the best performance of India. So far, at the Women's World Hockey Cup was a fourth place in Mandelieu, France, in 1974.
After 1-1 draw against England and the United States and a 0-1 defeat in Ireland, it is clear that scoring goals is the biggest concern for the Indian think tank. They have entered the circle of rivals on countless occasions, but come back almost empty-handed. Neha Goyal found the target with a goal on the pitch against the hosts, while skipper Rani Rampal had to settle for a penalty corner and score a direct hit. Gurjit Kaur was supposed to give the team an extra dimension, but that has not been the case so far. That says a lot about the determination of Rani, who fell early enough in the match and had to give up the pitch for a little while.
Against his better ranked group opponents England (No. 2) and USA (No. 7)), the Indian defense has been under considerable pressure. It's here that conservative Savita and defense in-depth – with people like Sunita Lakra and Nikki Pradhan – have come out brilliantly.
"We played well in all our games but we were not able to score," Rani said after the match. "Our coach just said," Believe in yourself, you are doing very well, we just need a result. "We went 1-0 down but at halftime he said, & # Go on, you have 30 minutes left, let 's put everything in the game. "The United States has created many opportunities and Savita and the defense have played very well. It was a case of who wanted the game over and I think, today, we just wanted it a little more. "
Against Italy, we expect India to do a lot more racing because they will be favorites.The Italians may have been beaten by the world champions, but They defeated two Asian teams – China (3-0) and Korea (1-0) – in the pool phase. <br /> India needed a shootout to take away. on the Europeans in the semifinals of the 2015 World Hockey League in Antwerp, but since then, much water has flowed under the bridge.The Indians have improved their world rankings of No. 13 in the last three years
As is the case with most of the lowest-ranked teams, the Italians are very well structured and good in the set pieces of play.India can not afford to concede many penalty points to his well-trained opponents – two of their five goals in the competition came this way. e in the open game either with Valentina Braconi finding the target twice at the Lee Valley hockey and tennis center. They try to hit opponents as counter-attacks and try to attack the circle of numbers.
The raging Dutch had a day of fighting against them, but the Chinese and Koreans could not find a way. "Italy are a good team and they have also benefited from this tournament, but we have to go into the game with the belief that we can beat them," Rani said. "We need to focus on ourselves, strengthen our strength and make sure we use our positives in the match against Italy.There is no doubt that we have to do all that is at stake in this match crucial decisive if we want to see us in the quarterfinals, "said the skipper.
The result against the Americans would have been a great relief for Marijne. who was fired from the men's team a few months ago after the players expressed their disenchantment with his methods. The Dutchman was successful with the women's team during his previous stint and a good result in London will boost his stock in Indian hockey circles.
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