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India Beat Wales 3-1 to Stay in Ninth-Place Hunt at FIH Junior Women's World Cup

The victory in Santiago sets up a classification game against Uruguay on December 9.

Overview

  • India won a 9/11 classification match at the Centro Deportivo de Hockey Cesped, Estadio Nacional in Santiago.
  • Hina Bano, Sunelita Toppo, and Ishika scored in the 14th, 24th, and 31st minutes to make it 3-0.
  • Goalkeeper Nidhi saved an early Wales penalty stroke to keep the match level before India took control.
  • Jyoti Singh’s side pressed high, played between the lines, and logged 14 first-half circle penetrations to lead 2-0 at the break.
  • Eloise Moat pulled one back for Wales in the 52nd minute, but India saw out a 3-1 result to advance in the placement bracket.