Moqi [China], September 10 (ANI): The Indian Junior Girls’s Hockey Group produced a sensational attacking show to storm into the semi-finals of the 2026 Girls’s Junior Asia Cup with a commanding 19-0 victory over Pakistan in Quarter-Closing 1 in Moqi, China, on Thursday.
India dominated the competition from the opening whistle, scoring 5 targets within the first quarter, including 5 extra within the second, three within the third and one other six within the last quarter to register a complete win and guide their place within the final 4, as per a Hockey India press launch.
India started the match with relentless attacking intent and received two penalty corners inside the opening 5 minutes, though they had been unable to transform both alternative. Their sustained strain quickly paid off after they discovered the again of the web within the sixth minute, just for the purpose to be disallowed following a referral.
India continued to press and had been awarded one other penalty nook a minute later. Puja Sahoo made no mistake this time, changing within the seventh minute to offer India a 1-0 lead.
India shortly doubled their benefit when Roshni Aind scored a area purpose within the ninth minute. The Indian facet continued to dominate possession and territory, and their fourth penalty nook of the quarter resulted in one other purpose, with Tanushree Dinesh Kadu scoring by a deflection within the eleventh minute to make it 3-0.
India’s relentless strain continued as Pakistan conceded a foul contained in the circle, leading to a penalty stroke. Sukhveer Kaur calmly transformed from the spot within the thirteenth minute to increase India’s result in 4-0.
India added one other purpose virtually instantly, with Sanika Chandrakant Mane discovering the again of the web with a area purpose to make it 5-0 on the finish of the opening quarter.
India continued their dominance into the second quarter. Madhu Sidar scored a area purpose within the sixteenth minute earlier than Geeta Yadav added one other two minutes later to take India’s result in 7-0.
India stored the strain on, and Sanika Mane scored once more within the twenty third minute to finish her brace and make it 8-0. Tanuja Toppo then registered her first purpose of the match within the twenty fifth minute as India moved to 9-0.
India continued to win penalty corners and ultimately transformed one other within the twenty seventh minute, with Pooja Malik discovering the goal to make it 10-0.
The Indian facet headed into the half-time break with a commanding 10-0 benefit after a dominant first half by which they’d already earned eight penalty corners and a penalty stroke.
India confirmed no indicators of slowing down after the break. Three minutes into the third quarter, one other penalty nook resulted in a purpose as Purnima Yadav scored by a deflection to make it 11-0.
India earned one other penalty nook quickly after, and Madhu Sidar discovered the goal once more within the thirty ninth minute with a deflection to finish her brace and lengthen the result in 12-0.
Supriya then transformed one other penalty nook within the fortieth minute to take India’s tally to 13-0.
India continued to dominate proceedings and created additional alternatives from penalty corners, though they had been unable to transform their subsequent two makes an attempt earlier than the top of the quarter. India entered the ultimate quarter-hour with a 13-0 lead.
The Indian facet continued their attacking strategy within the last quarter and added six extra targets to finish a exceptional scoreline.
Krishna Sharma scored her first purpose of the event with a area purpose within the forty eighth minute to make it 14-0. A minute later, Pooja Malik discovered the web once more to finish her brace and take India to 15-0.
Malik was on course as soon as extra within the 51st minute, finishing her hat-trick and making it 16-0.
India earned one other penalty nook within the 54th minute, and Supriya stepped as much as convert it, finishing her brace and taking the rating to 17-0.
Binima Dhan then scored her first purpose of the match with a area purpose within the fifty fifth minute as India moved to 18-0.
Roshni Aind accomplished her brace within the sixtieth minute to spherical off the scoring at 19-0.
The statistics underlined India’s full dominance all through the competition. India scored 19 targets, earned 18 penalty corners and one penalty stroke, whereas Pakistan had been unable to register a purpose, penalty nook or penalty stroke.
With the emphatic victory, India have secured their place within the semi-finals of the 2026 Girls’s Junior Asia Cup. They’ll face the winner of the Quarter-Closing 4 conflict between Korea and Malaysia within the semi-final on September 12. (ANI)
