Tokyo Olympics: Indian women’s hockey team beat Ireland by 1-0

The Indian women’s hockey team has grabbed their first win against Ireland by 1-0 at the Oi Hockey Stadium North Pitch on Friday. This win keeps their quarterfinals dream alive.

They are now level at points with Ireland. They will play against the Republic of South Africa in their last match of Pool A. A late goal by Navneet Kaur against Ireland gave Indian women its first win.

The first quarter between India and Ireland saw no goals and after the end of the first 15 minutes, the scoreline remained 0-0.

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A similar story was on the offer in the second quarter and at the halftime mark, the scoreline remained the same and it was Rani Rampal’s side that was feeling the pressure going into the third quarter.

The third quarter also saw no goals, however, Navneet Kaur finally broke the deadlock in the fourth quarter and she gave India a lead with three minutes left to play.

In the end, India managed to hang on to the advantage to score a 1-0 victory.