~Hockey Haryana beat hosts Hockey Maharashtra in a nailing biting Ultimate that went right into a shootout~
Pune, twenty fourth March: Hockey Haryana defeated hosts Hockey Maharashtra in a nail biting Ultimate, a full-time rating of 1-1 meant Hockey Haryana would triumph within the shootout (3-0 SO) to win the 14th Hockey India Senior Ladies Nationwide Championship on the Main Dhyanchand Hockey Stadium Pimpri, Pune. Whereas Deepika (26’) scored for Hockey Haryana in regulation time, Navneet Kaur, Usha, and Sonika scored within the shootout and their Captain Savita made three successive saves to take them to glory.
Hockey Haryana took the benefit when the main goal-scorer of the event, Deepika (26’) transformed a penalty nook to place Hockey Haryana forward within the second quarter.
With a bit of over six minutes left within the sport, Hockey Maharashtra discovered their elusive equalizer with a penalty nook conversion from Akshata Abaso Dhekale (54’), bringing much more pleasure into the sport.
Navneet Kaur, Usha and Sonika scored for Hockey Haryana within the shootout whereas Indian Ladies’s Hockey Staff and Hockey Haryana’s Captain and goalkeeper Savita made three successive saves as Hockey Haryana clinched the Gold on the 14th Hockey India Senior Ladies Nationwide Championship.
Talking on her three spectacular saves within the shootout, Captain of Hockey Haryana and Indian Ladies’s Hockey Staff Captain and goalkeeper, Savita mentioned, “Positively there was stress, particularly when you’re enjoying towards the house group, however I targeted on my course of and obtained the result we needed.”
Introspecting on Hockey Haryana’s efficiency within the match, she additional added, “ I believe we performed nicely however perhaps our objective conversion might have been higher. Full credit score should go to Maharashtra which performed a superb sport of hockey.”
Reflecting on the event and emphasising her pleasure on Hockey Haryana’s success, Savita additional added, “It’s a good feeling to signify and provides again to my state. We’re all very happy with the end result. Coming into the event with so many Indian Ladies’s Hockey Staff gamers, I believe there was a bit of little bit of stress on us. Nevertheless, as a squad, we’re all aware of one another and have a superb bond and that basically helped us ship the outcomes.”
Savita additionally lauded the 14th Hockey India Senior Ladies Nationwide Championship. “The extent of competitors was fairly excessive this yr. I believe yearly we’re witnessing the standard of the event get higher. Past this, I actually needed to specific my appreciation as I believe the event was very nicely organised this yr. As gamers we had the whole lot we would have liked and the logistics have been well-planned”, she mentioned.
All of the matches will probably be live-streamed on FanCode.