Indian women’s hockey team lose to New Zealand

Auckland : A spirited Indian Women’s hockey team lost a hard-fought match 0-1 to hosts New Zealand here on Wednesday.
Earlier in the tour, India had registered a 4-0 win in their first match against the New Zealand Development squad but lost 1-2 in the following match.
Though India were quick to get off the blocks on an attacking mode after winning a penalty corner in the second minute of play, the chance to convert a goal and put New Zealand on the back foot was missed.
However, in the following minutes, New Zealand created two penalty corners but India’s defence was rock solid to deny them a goal.
In the second quarter, Indian strikers again created a penalty corner but the hosts denied India a goal through the good defence.
Both teams were on par in the second quarter with the tactical play that kept each other from creating potential shots on goal.