India will take on New Zealand and will once again they be up against a tough side. So far, none of the teams in the group have won their games and the top three teams will likely be decided on July 7, when all of them play their final pool matches. Perfect execution to make it 1-1 just before the end of the third quarter.Ĭhina finished the match strongly, but they couldn't find the winning goal.Ī win for either team today would've made things easier for them in terms of finishing in the top three of Pool B. Vandana ran towards the right side of the goalkeeper and nailed a one-handed deflection from Gurjit's pass. It would've been tempting for Gurjit to take the hit, but she stuck to the plan. The usual dragflicks were not working so it was time to try something different. The Indians had a slightly extended talk in the huddle before taking the penalty corner.
India's attack impresses but defence even more so in opening draw with England.But these stats didn't translate into the goals and for that China deserves credit. India created more penalty corners to China's two. They had nine shots on goal to China's two. They penetrated the circle 16 times to China's 10. The fact that they consciously worked on them during training sessions and still couldn't convert most of their chances should worry Schopman.Īs expected, India had better numbers in attack. Against China, India earned five penalty corners and converted one. When there are two equally matched teams with nothing much to separate them on the pitch, penalty corner conversions become an important factor. Why are penalty corners crucial in a match like this? India have played two matches so far, both ending 1-1 with Vandana scoring both the goals. It took a clever bit of variation for India to equalise, which helped them draw the match. Neither Gurjit Kaur nor Deep Grace Ekka could beat China's defence with their dragflicks. Vandana Katariya scored the crucial equaliser for India from a penalty corner variation, but until then, China had frustrated them by blocking their numerous efforts. Schopman spoke about the side working on them during Monday's training session, but also mentioned how good China are when it comes to defending penalty corners. Janekke Schopman, head coach of the Indian women's hockey team, was quizzed about her team's penalty corner conversions before the start of their World Cup match against China.
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