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Preview: A golden opportunity to claim a lost win, the Indian women's hockey team will aim to redeem itself when it faces a lower-ranked Ireland in its second World Cup match on Thursday. 19659002] India had a good chance of scoring a win against England's second world champion in the opening match of Pool B on July 21, but was happy to A draw 1-1
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India confronts Ireland in the second match of the Women's World Cup 2018. Image courtesy: FIH
The No. 10 team of India will take a chance against Ireland's North, but it would be a serious mistake on the part of the Sjoerd Marijne if they take the Irish lightly
.By virtue of their magnificent 3-1 stunning on World No 7 USA, the lowest ran of his aside, Ireland is currently leading Pool B right in front of England and India
and a win on Thursday would ensure Ireland 's place in the playoff phase of the tournament. [19659002TheIndiansontheotherhandwouldbedesperatetoscoretheirfirstwininthetournamenttoday
But that would be easier said than done because they will be confronted by an Irish team that has the ability to generate surprises. 2 to Ireland in HWL semifinals in Johannesburg last year and revenge would be high on the agenda led by Rani Rampal when he takes the turf.
The Indian coaching team and senior players as goalkeeper Savita feel that the defeat is historic "
" We played well against Ireland in the games of the year. training in the past, "she said." In last year's game, we were leading and we should have won two penalty points one after the other was expensive. We have a strong defense and we are playing against an offensive hockey brand, it's a powerful combination that makes us strong as a camp, "she said.
But the Indians will have to increase their game a few notches for this to happen. Against England, they failed to win a single penalty, which frustrated the flirty Gurjit Kaur
However, goalkeeper Savita was brilliant under the bar to deny England on many occasions
. England and that counted as positive for the head coach Marijne entering the game on Thursday.
A victory will bring India to the top of the pool and brighten up its knockout chances before its last game against the United States on July 29th. In the other match of the day, Spain will face South Africa in Group C.
The match begins: 18:30 IST.
With input from PTI
