New Delhi, April 19, 2014: The final test match between India
and Ireland
today ended in a draw with both the teams putting up a great show. The
match started with both teams on the attack and trying to convert the chances
that they were getting. It was Ireland
in the 7th minute opened the score card through Anna O'Flanagan. India equalized
in the 31st minute through Chan Chan Devi which helped the team to end the
first half with 1-1 on the scoreboard.
In the second half both the team put up their optimum pressure to take lead and
eventually India
succeeded by scoring from a penalty corner and Chan Chan Devi scoring her
second goal. However, Ireland
equalized in the 64th minute. The first shot was well saved by Goalkeeper
Savita but the rebound went straight to Anna O'Flanagan and she put the ball
behind the net helping her team to level the scores.
India
end their preparatory tour on a high by winning the 3 matches test series by 2
win and a draw. The win will give the Indian women hockey team a huge
confidence before heading to Scotland for the Champions Challenge 1 which is to
be played in Glasgow, between 27th of April and 4th May.
Results: India 2 Chan Chan (31 min) vs Ireland 2 Anna O'Flanagan (7, 64 min)
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