Indian women's hockey team suffers another defeat to Australia in bilateral series
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NEW DELHI: The
Indian women's hockey team
displayed a determined effort but suffered a 2-3 defeat against Australia in their bilateral series' penultimate match at
Perth Hockey Stadium
on Saturday.
The Indian goals came from
Navneet Kaur
(35th minute) and
Lalremsiami
(59th), whilst Australia's scorers were Grace Stewart (2nd), Jade Smith (36th), and Greta Hayes (42nd).
Following earlier losses of 3-5 and 2-3 to Australia 'A' team and a 0-2 defeat to Australia's senior side on May 1, India will face the
Australian senior team
in the series finale on Sunday.
Australia gained an early advantage, scoring in the second minute through Grace. Despite India's efforts to equalise during the remaining first quarter, they couldn't break through.
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The second quarter saw India successfully defend against two Australian penalty corners, maintaining the one-goal difference at half-time.
India equalised in the third quarter when Navneet successfully converted a penalty corner in the 35th minute.
The parity was short-lived as Jade scored a field goal for Australia in the 36th minute. Australia then secured two more penalty corners before Hayes increased their lead to 3-1 in the 42nd minute.
In the closing quarter, Lalremsiami reduced Australia's lead with a late goal. However, the hosts maintained their defence to claim the victory.
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