India beat England 3-2 in a dramatic finish to their FIH Women's Pro League season opener at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Saturday evening.
India scored two off penalty corners, with Vaishnavi Phalke scoring the opener in the sixth minute and Deepika scoring another in the 25th minute, while Navneet Kaur scored the winning goal with a bullet strike from the edge of the circle, just one minute before the full-time hooter.
After Vaishnavi's goal, England leveled in the first quarter itself. It was a mistake from Vaishnavi who was dispossessed in the circle. Savita Punia saved a goal-bound effort, but the rebound fell straight to Darcy Bourne to slot home into an empty net.
A minute later, Savita made another excellent save from a crisply-hit reverse strike by Tess Howard, with just two minutes in the first quarter. In the second quarter, with India's second penalty corner of the game, a fierce dragflick to the goalkeeper's left, which thudded into the backboard.
India defended resolutely in the third quarter, with England putting the pressure on them with sustained possession, but in the fourth quarter, Sushila Chanu and co. came under even more pressure at the back, and the pressure eventually paid off for England.
Fiona Crackles made it 2-2 with just two minutes remaining on the clock with a superb low strike that gave Savita no chance in goal. Just as the game seemed to be headed towards a draw and a shootout, Navneet stepped up for India with a superb finish off Ishika Choudhary's pass, to secure the points for Harendra Singh's side.
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