India vs Spain Hockey LIVE: The Indian Women have done well in Q1 to keep Spain at bay in a tightly contest game. The hosts had the two best chances of the 15-minutes, but India were lucky to get away with them to keep the score tied at 0-0. Follow Women’s Hockey World Cup LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN
2nd Quarter
- CHANCE! Excellent move from India and Vandana fires one just over the bar. India have been wasteful in 2nd quarter.
- SAVE! Three in a row! India up the ante but Spain have their goalkeeper to thank. Scores still deadlocked.
- SAVE! Garcia saves again! This time Mandhana turns and shoots to force a save and earn a penalty corner.
- SAVE! Monika shoots at goal and Garcia is forced into a save. India grow in confidence
- SAVE! Savita Punia makes an excellent triple save to keep Spain at bay. India hold on by the barest of margins.
- The hosts have done their marking well, with India managing to do very little with possession in the opposition half.
- Spain come out strong, India hold on with some good defensive work.
1st Quarter
- End of Q1. IND 0-0 ESP
- CHANCE! Spain breakaway with a brilliant counter but fluff their chance in a huge let off for India
- PENALTY CORNER for India!
- Green card! Spain down to 10 and India have the advantage
- India take a video referral but get luck to retain it, get a free hit instead.
- Spain make a fine start, penetrate the circle early but India defend well.
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21:30 CESTWith everything on the line, this one has the makings of a classic
Spain and India play it out for a place in the #HWC2022 quarter-finals later on tonight
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- 200th cap for Navjot Kaur. What an achievement!
- India Starting XI: Savita (c), Deep Grace Ekka, Gurjit Kaur, Udita, Sushila Chanu, Salima Tete, Neha, Navjot Kaur, Lalremsiami, Navneet Kaur, Vandana Katariya
India vs Spain Hockey LIVE: DO or DIE for Team India! Savita and Co. face hosts Spain for a place in the quarter-final – Follow LIVE Updates
Team India at the Women’s World Cup so far
- Draw vs England – 1-1
- Draw vs China 1-1
- Defeat vs New Zealand 4-3
India vs Spain Women’s hockey – The Indian team led by goalkeeper Savita played out two thrilling draws against England (1-1) and China (1-1) respectively before suffering a narrow 3-4 loss against New Zealand in their pool stage of the tournament. Indian Women’s Hockey Team will square off against FIH Women’s World Cup hosts Spain on July 10 at the Estadio Olimpic de Terrassa.
Reflecting on the campaign so far, Savita said, “We knew the pool matches were going to be really tough. We fought hard and never gave up, but it’s just that the results haven’t been in our favour. However, we should quickly put it behind us, and focus on what’s next. We are still in contention and will give our everything to qualify for the Quarter-Finals.”
The home side Spain registered two wins and a loss in the pool stage. They started their campaign with a 4-1 win against Canada but lost 1-4 to Argentina in their second match. However, they bounced back with a 4-1 victory over Korea to finish second in Pool C.
India vs Spain Hockey LIVE: DO or DIE for Team India! Savita and Co. face hosts Spain for a place in the quarter-final – Follow LIVE Updates
The last time when India and Spain faced each other was during the FIH Hockey Pro League 2021/22, where both teams shared the honours. India won the first match 2-1, while Spain responded with a 4-3 win in the second leg of the double-header held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha earlier this year.
Speaking about the match-up against Spain, the Indian Captain said, “Spain are a very good team and they are playing at their home so it will be a challenging match. However, we have played against them in the Pro League this year, so we are quite familiar with how they have been playing in recent times. But, the focus tomorrow will be on ourselves, on how we execute our plans. We will have to play our A-game against them for sure.”
She said the team will go into the game without putting too much pressure and their focus will be on playing good hockey.
“We have got a great opportunity to qualify for the Quarter-Finals and carry forward the momentum from there. However, we will go into the game without putting too much pressure. We just need to play to our strengths and just focus on playing good hockey because eventually, that will help us get the desired results,” she said.
India vs Spain Hockey LIVE: DO or DIE for Team India! Savita and Co. face hosts Spain for a place in the quarter-final – Follow LIVE Updates
When will India vs Spain game be played?
It will be played on July 11.
What time is the match?
It is scheduled for 1AM IST start (Sunday night/Monday morning in India)
Where will it be played?
Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, Spain is the venue.
Where can the game be watched LIVE on TV?
Star Sports will broadcast the game LIVE
How can the game be streamed LIVE?
Disney+Hotstar will be streaming the live on the digital space
India squad
- Goalkeepers: Savita Punia (c), Bichu Devi Kharibam.
- Defenders: Deep Grace Ekka (vice captain), Gurjit Kaur, Nikki Pradhan, Udita.
- Midfielders: Nisha, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Monika, Neha, Jyoti, Navjot Kaur, Sonika, Salima Tete.
- Forwards: Vandana Katariya, Lalremsiami, Navneet Kaur, Sharmila Devi Replacement players: Akshata Abaso Dhekale, Sangita Kumari
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