India wins bronze at women's U-18 Asia Cup hockey
India defeated South Korea 3-0 in the women's U-18 Asia Cup hockey in Bangkok on Thursday to win the bronze medal in the tournament. India got the lead in the second half following a penalty corner by Ritu, while Sangita Kumari scored a brace to make it 3-0. Hockey India announced a cash reward of ?1 lakh for each player.
India outclassed South Korea 3-0 to win the bronze medal at the 4th Women's U18 Asia Cup 2016 hockey tournament here on Thursday. (Latest Sports stories)Ritu put India in the lead by converting a penalty corner early in the second half while Sangita Kumari scored a couple of field goals later on.Hockey India announced cash rewards of Rs 1 lakh for each player, and Rs 50,000 for each member of the support staff.The two teams played out a goalless first half, with India content with dropping deep and relying on the counter to create opportunities. The Koreans earned several penalty corners but failed to convert from any as the Indian defence closed them down perfectly. The best chance of the half fell to Mahima Choudhary. A defensive mistake in the Korean penalty circle saw the ball fall to Sangita who flashed a shot across the goal with Mahima waiting for the opportunity at the far post. But the weight on the pass was too much for Mahima as the chance went wide.India took the lead minutes after the break as Ritu scored the opener off a penalty corner.A few minutes later, some brilliant interplay between Lalremsiami and Sangita saw the latter's shot stopped on the line illegally as India were awarded a penalty stroke. But Manpreet Kaur's attempt to convert the stroke was denied by South Korean goalkeeper Lee Da Bom.