India women beat Malaysia 5-0 in second game
Hockey India
After winning the first game in the ongoing series against Malaysia, the Indian women thrashed the hosts by 5-0 goals in the second one as well in Kuala Lumpur. Navjot Kaur, Vandana Katariya, Navneet Kaur, Lalremsiami and Nikki Pradhan were the goal scorers for the Indian side today.
India
An early 1-0 lead put India in good stead and they continued to improvise hooter-to-hooter with the hosts simply not being able to match up. In the 20th minute experienced striker Vandana converted a splendid field goal for India followed by yet another well-struck goal by Navneet Kaur that extended India's lead to 3-0 ahead of halftime. Though no goals were scored in the third quarter, India upped the ante in the final quarter by scoring two back-to-back goals via Lalremsiami in the 54th minute and Nikki Pradhan in the 55th minute.Â
Speaking about their performance today, Indian team Chief Coach Sjoerd Marijne said, "Though we scored good goals, I believe we can improve the quality of our game. I was not particularly convinced because we made a lot of technical mistakes.
On 8 April 2019, India will take on Malaysia in the third match at 17.35 hours IST. Â