Tokyo 2020: Indian women's hockey team defeats Ireland 1 -0, Quarter-finals hopes still intact
Indian women's hockey team will have to win their next group match against South Africa on Saturday to reach the quarter-finals. The team will need to keep the goal average even better in their match win against South Africa
India's men's hockey team continues to thrive on the turf of the Tokyo Olympics. India's women's hockey team has also kept its hopes alive by defeating Ireland. India women's hockey team won their match 1-0 against Ireland. India got this victory in the fourth quarter. With this win, India's hopes of reaching the quarter-finals remain intact.
This is the first victory for the Indian women's hockey team on the Olympic turf in the last 41 years. Navneet scored the only goal of the match in the 57th minute. India got 14 penalty corners against Ireland but failed to convert even one.
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Earlier in the previous matches, Britain defeated Indian women's team 4-1, India lost 0 -2 to Germany, while the Netherlands defeated Team India 5-1.
Indian women's hockey team will have to win their next group match against South Africa on Saturday to reach the quarter-finals. The team will need to keep the goal average even better in their match win against South Africa. Along with this, India needs to pray that the UK team beat Ireland on Saturday.