Perth, April 30
After two matches against the Australia A side, the Indian women’s hockey team is set to face the senior team in their next three friendlies at the Perth Hockey Stadium on 1 May. India will be looking to improve upon their performance after suffering two defeats in their first two games against Australia A.
In the first match, India fought valiantly but fell short and were dealt a 3-5 defeat by the Australia A team.
The winning side took an early lead, scoring four goals in the first half. India did well to reduce the deficit but couldn’t make a comeback over the next two quarters. Mahima Tete (27’), Navneet Kaur (45’), and Lalremsiami (50’) scored goals for India, while Neasa Flynn (3’), Olivia Downes (9’), Ruby Harris (11’), Tatum Stewart (21’), and Kendra Fitzpatrick (44’) recorded goals for Australia A.
In the second match, India suffered an unfortunate defeat with a narrow scoreline of 2-3. This time, it was India that scored the opening goal through Jyoti Singh (13’), after which Australia A came back with goals from Evie Stansby (17’), Dayle Dolkens (48’), and Jamie-Lee Surha (52’). India’s second goal came through Sunelita Toppo (59’) but the visiting side couldn’t equalise in time.