Hockey cesped

FIH Junior Women: Indian Junior women’s team registered a 3-1 win against Wales in their 9/11 qualification match of the FIH Junior Women’s World Cup, held at the Centro Deportivo de Hockey Cesped, Estadio Nacional in Santiago.

Hina Bano scored in the 14th minute, Sunelita Toppo in the 24th, and Ishika in the 31st, while Eloise Moat scored Wales’s only goal in the 52nd minute.

India started the game aggressively, earning a Penalty Corner within the first 30 seconds to establish early momentum. They actively played between the lines, creating multiple chances but struggled to score initially.