FIH Junior Women’s WC: Netherlands beat India 3-0 in semi-finals; Salima Tete-led side to next play for bronze

For
India,
Mumtaz
Khan’s
early
shot
on
goal
gave
a
positive
start
to
their
Semi-Final
campaign.
The
forward
has
been
quite
impressive
in
the
tournament
so
far,
however,
she
could
not
find
the
right
deflection
as
her
shot
hit
the
crossbar,
denying
India
an
early
1-0
lead.

Meanwhile,
the
Dutch
came
up
with
a
brilliant
18-pass
goal
that
was
patiently
executed,
beating
the
Indian
defence
to
the
goal.
It
was
the
Player
of
the
Match
Tessa
Beetsma
who
opened
the
scoreboard
for
the
Dutch
with
that
fine
goal
in
the
12th
minute.
A
few
minutes
later,
the
Dutch
took
another
brilliant
shot
on
goal
but
the
goal
was
disallowed
by
the
umpire
as
the
shot
had
come
off
the
attacker’s
back
stick.

Though
India
showed
their
abilities
with
the
attack,
creating
eight
circle
penetrations
at
halftime,
with
five
shots
on
goal
which
included
a
couple
of
PCs,
they
were
unable
to
find
success.

With
the
match
being
evenly
played
by
both
teams,
the
Dutch
returned
after
the
half-time
with
an
improvised
attack
that
proved
tough
to
beat
for
India.
While
they
pushed
for
goals
in
the
first
few
minutes
of
the
third
quarter,
India
lived
up
to
the
challenge
with
goalie
Bichu
Devi
coming
up
with
some
fine
saves.

The
Indian
team
Captain
Salima
who
tried
to
dominate
the
midfield
in
India’s
attack
was
outnumbered
by
the
Dutch
defenders,
and
they
denied
India
every
opportunity
to
take
successful
shots
on
goal.

With
the
match
going
into
the
deciding
quarter,
India
still
had
their
hopes
of
making
it
1-1.
But
the
Dutch
went
on
top
gear
to
finish
the
match
with
two
more
goals
in
their
kitty.
Luna
Fokke
and
Jip
Dicke
scored
back-to-back
goals
in
the
53rd
and
54th
minute
which
ensured
they
snatched
the
match
from
India
and
march
into
the
Final.

India
will
play
in
the
Bronze
Medal
match
on
April
12
at
5
pm
IST.
Matches
will
be
live-streamed
on
watch.hockey
as
well
as
FanCode
app.

Source:
HI
Release