India beat Japan 2-0 to set up Women's Asian Champions Trophy final with China

Published On : 2024-11-20T03:55:27+0530 [ IST ] | Author : Mayur_Tembhare
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Japanese goalkeeperYu Kudoput put in a superlative performance during their semifinal tie against India at the Asian Champions Trophy but it was the hosts who had the last laugh as they beat the world No. 11 side 2-0 at theRajgir Sports Complex in front of a

In the final India will face China who beat Malaysia 3-1 in the other semifinal with the hope of defending the title they won in Ranchi last year.

As for the match itself Kudo made innumerable saves throughout it including some that took everyone’s breath away but her wall was finally breached in the final quarter when Deepika Deepikawon India a penalty stroke in the 48th minute following a foul

It was Navneet Kaur who came up to take it and she went for the left corner. Kudo, a big fan of India goalkeeper Savita Punia and England goalkeeper Maddie Hinch, anticipated it well and even got a hand to it. But to the delight of the fans the ball still went in

The goal not only gave the hosts a new-found vigour but the crowd also found their voice. With their support the Indian team kept going in search of their second and it finally came in the 56th minute.

It was Sangita Kumari who played the ball to Sunelita Toppo who ran down the right before playing it to Lalremsiami in front of the goal.

Even on this occasion Kudo came from nowhere and got a stick to it but it wasn't enough to keep Siami's shot out.

Even Harendra Singh was in full praise after the match for the Japanese goalkeeper who did not concede a single goal from penalty corners despite India winning 13.

I give credit to the Japanese goalkeeper because she anticipated every variation that we tried from the PC. Whether we went right or left she was always there. On a couple of occasions she also saved two shots from the rebound by staying on the goal-line and it was amazing

Despite the good show by the Japanese goalkeeper who was playing her first international tournament Harendra admitted that India should have done better from the PCs.

While most of the PCs were taken by Deepika Navneet and Udita also tried their hands at it towards the end but none of them could break down the Japanese defence.

Although India failed to convert the chances they dominated the game throughout and had as many as 23 circle penetrations compared to just 6 by Japan. They also had seven shots on goal which was zero for Japan.

India will now hope to recover as quickly as possible and prepare for the final which will be held in less than 24 hours. They could however be without Neha after she got a hit on her left arm during the match and was in bandages afterwards.

Source : Reporters From Sunrise Chronicles

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