~Hockey Haryana beat hosts Hockey Maharashtra in a nailing biting Ultimate that went right into a shootout~
Pune, twenty fourth March: Hockey Haryana defeated hosts Hockey Maharashtra in a nail biting Ultimate, a full-time rating of 1-1 meant Hockey Haryana would triumph within the shootout (3-0 SO) to win the 14th Hockey India Senior Girls Nationwide Championship on the Main Dhyanchand Hockey Stadium Pimpri, Pune. Whereas Deepika (26’) scored for Hockey Haryana in regulation time, Navneet Kaur, Usha, and Sonika scored within the shootout and their Captain Savita made three successive saves to take them to glory.
Hockey Haryana took the benefit when the main goal-scorer of the event, Deepika (26’) transformed a penalty nook to place Hockey Haryana forward within the second quarter.
With a little bit over six minutes left within the sport, Hockey Maharashtra discovered their elusive equalizer with a penalty nook conversion from Akshata Abaso Dhekale (54’), bringing much more pleasure into the sport.
Navneet Kaur, Usha and Sonika scored for Hockey Haryana within the shootout whereas Indian Girls’s Hockey Workforce and Hockey Haryana’s Captain and goalkeeper Savita made three successive saves as Hockey Haryana clinched the Gold on the 14th Hockey India Senior Girls Nationwide Championship.
Talking on her three spectacular saves within the shootout, Captain of Hockey Haryana and Indian Girls’s Hockey Workforce Captain and goalkeeper, Savita mentioned, “Positively there was strain, particularly when you’re enjoying towards the house staff, however I targeted on my course of and received the end result we wished.”
Introspecting on Hockey Haryana’s efficiency within the match, she additional added, “ I believe we performed properly however perhaps our objective conversion might have been higher. Full credit score should go to Maharashtra which performed a wonderful sport of hockey.”
Reflecting on the event and emphasising her pleasure on Hockey Haryana’s success, Savita additional added, “It’s a good feeling to characterize and provides again to my state. We’re all very happy with the end result. Coming into the event with so many Indian Girls’s Hockey Workforce gamers, I believe there was a little bit little bit of strain on us. Nevertheless, as a squad, we’re all aware of one another and have an excellent bond and that basically helped us ship the outcomes.”
Savita additionally lauded the 14th Hockey India Senior Girls Nationwide Championship. “The extent of competitors was fairly excessive this yr. I believe yearly we’re witnessing the standard of the event get higher. Past this, I actually wished to specific my appreciation as I believe the event was very properly organised this yr. As gamers we had all the pieces we wanted and the logistics had been well-planned”, she mentioned.
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