India to Compete Against Chile in the Finals

The Indian Women’s Hockey team qualified for the Round 2 of Hockey World League after a defeating Belarus by 4-0 in the semi-finals. India will now be playing against Chile in the finals. With this victory in the semi-finals, India also qualified for the FIH Women’s World Cup 2018.

India had the game in its hand since the start. India earned its first penalty corner in the 13^th minute, but Gurjit Kaur’s goal got India the lead of 1-0 in the first quarter. The Indian skipper, Rani successfully converted a penalty stroke and gave India the lead by 2-0. The Indian women played quick hockey and Rani bagged another goal for the country and took India’s lead to 3-0. Gurjit Kaur again struck a goal and made India victorious by 4-0.

The Indian skipper Rani later said that they were happy that they played as a strong unit and won the game. The team is now excited to compete with Chile in the Finals.

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