The Indian women's hockey team played out a hard-fought 1-1 draw against England in its opening match of the World Cup here on Sunday. Isabella in the before for India in the 28th minute. the two sides in the as they matched each other stick for stick shy at the goal as early as in the first minute in the form of a penalty corner, but they wasted the opportunity skipper made a fine save in front of the goal to deny the English women and neck it was England who took the lead through who neatly deflecting in a ball from outside the responded brilliantly and secured back-to-back penalty corners seconds later, but first denied by the post and then by kept up their tempo and continued to press hard on the English and secured their third penalty corner in the 17th minute, but once again faltered to India's rescue to keep her side in the match. 28th minute, India secured their fourth penalty corner when sounded the board from a rebound at the stroke of but once again, goalkeeper made a brilliant save after the change of it was India who managed a shot at the goal, only to see being saved by., England dominated the rest of the third failed to translate their efforts into goals. continued in the fourth and yielded no result. 56th minute, India had a Devi failed to connect from close range as the ball hit her foot. India secured once again wasted the opportunity to share points. China in their next Pool B match on Tuesday. Indian women's team put up a spirited show to their campaign with a thrilling 1-1 draw against England in their first match of the Women's Hockey World Cup Spain and Netherlands 2022 at the packed Wagener Hockey Stadium, Amstelveen on Sunday. China in their second Pool B match of the tournament in Amstelveen on Indian women's team chief coach Schopman said, "I think we started the game really well, creating a penalty corner in the opening minute. England we managed to play well on the ball and defended calmly most of the time. rner execution and in the end, the two green cards disturbed our rhythm a little. Overall, I'm quite happy with our also know we can be better in certain added each other three times this year, with India winning all three matches. India registered a 2-0 win in the 3rd/4th Placed Match at the Asia Cup and won both the Hockey Pro League Matches (7-1 and 2-1) earlier this year against their Asian counterparts., China also played out a 2-2 draw against New Zealand in their opening match of the tournament. saves in the said, "We knew it was going to be a high-pressure match, and I am happy that we showed great character on the pitch. I think we could have done better and converted our chances to win the match, nevertheless, we have picked up a valuable point against a very strong team. So, it's a positive start for us.
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