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Purnima Yadav Brace Powers India Past Ireland 4-0 to Close Pool C

The result capped a controlled display in Santiago to complete India’s pool campaign.

Overview

  • Kanika Siwach opened the scoring in the 12th minute after India set the tone with a penalty corner inside 12 seconds.
  • Purnima Yadav doubled the lead in the 42nd minute by deflecting in a penalty-corner pass from Sakshi Shukla.
  • Ireland’s best chance early in the fourth quarter was denied by a timely block from defender Nandini on Eabha Curran.
  • Sakshi Rana struck in the 57th minute before Yadav added her second a minute later to seal the 4-0 win.
  • The match at the Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped, Estadio Nacional in Santiago concluded India’s Pool C fixtures at the FIH Junior Women’s World Cup.