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FIH Women’s Nations Cup: The Indian women’s hockey team has won the title by defeating hosts Spain 1-0 in the final of the Women’s FIH Nations Cup played in Spain. Along with winning this title, Indian women have also confirmed their place in the FIH Women’s Hockey Pro League. Gurjit Kaur scored a goal for India in the sixth minute of the match and it proved to be the deciding factor as the hosts could not score any goal in the entire match.
India took the lead in the sixth minute itself.
India started the match brilliantly and Gurjit gave his team the lead in the sixth minute by converting a penalty corner. At the beginning of the second quarter too, India got a penalty corner, but this time the Indian team could not convert it into a goal. Spain also earned a penalty corner in the 22nd minute, but India’s strong defense denied them any chance. The second quarter saw the fire of the Indian defenders, who made a significant contribution in maintaining the team’s lead.
Indian defenders showed their class
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At the beginning of the third quarter, Gurjeet once again made a brilliant flick on the penalty corner, but his effort was saved by the Spanish goalkeeper. There were continuous attacks from the Spanish side as well, but India’s defense was so alert that they did not allow additional danger to come upon them. Even in the last quarter, Spain tried hard to level the score, but the Indian team did not give them any chance and made history by winning the title.
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