The Indian ladies’s hockey staff on Saturday misplaced to Belgium 1-2 — its back-to-back defeat to the house aspect — as its European leg of the FIH Professional League additional slipped into chaos. The Indian ladies’s staff, beneath new coach Harendra Singh and captain Salima Tete, had been overwhelmed 0-2 by Belgium on Thursday after opening its marketing campaign with a 0-5 thrashing by the hands of Argentina on Wednesday. Belgium had been forward 2-0 at half-time with objectives from Ambre Ballenghien (14th minute) and Vanessa Blockmans (twentieth). Each the Belgium objectives got here from penalty corners.

Kumari Sangita pulled one again for India within the thirty fourth minute with a area purpose. The fourth quarter didn’t yield any purpose for each side.

Belgium earned three penalty corners within the match whereas India acquired none.

Belgium started the sport with a full-court press, making it tough for the Indians to play out from the again.

The Indians withstood the preliminary strain and started dominating possession, whereas Belgium continued to press, searching for an opportunity to attain on the counter-attack.

The strain resulted in a penalty nook for Belgium, and Ballenghien stepped as much as energy the ball previous Savita Punia into purpose, placing her staff forward as the primary quarter drew to an in depth.

Within the second quarter, Belgium employed the identical tactic whereas India tried to sew a couple of passes collectively within the opposition half.

5 minutes into the quarter, Belgium’s excessive press resulted in one other penalty nook, and Blockmans pounced on Louise Versavel’s deflected shot to attain the second purpose of the sport.

India reacted to the purpose by way of Tete, who turned on a sixpence in midfield, blazed to the fitting nook, and unleashed a rocket on purpose, which was saved by Belgian keeper Elodie Picard.

India struggled to play out of their half as Belgium continued to shut down their passing lanes, forcing the Indian defence right into a scramble to maintain it 2-0 heading into half-time.

Belgium additional intensified the strain within the third quarter.

Nonetheless, Jyoti bypassed the press to search out Deepika, whose ahead go deflected to Sangita within the circle. She flashed it into Picard’s purpose to carry India again into the sport.

After the purpose, India sometimes began to beat the Belgian press, however the house staff was fast to threaten the Indian defence. They gained the ball excessive up the pitch and compelled Savita into motion.

Delphine Marien, who was later named participant of the match, remained a continuing risk down the fitting wing for Belgium, however the Indian defence stood agency, and the quarter ended 2-1 in Belgium’s favour.

The ultimate quarter noticed India flip over the ball of their half, however Belgium didn’t capitalize. The sport grew to become stretched as each groups regarded to attain shortly in direction of the top.

India created an opportunity to attain by way of Deepika, however her shot was saved, and Sangita snatched the possibility to attain from the deflection however was not in a position to convert it.

Savita needed to keep alert in purpose because the Belgian forwards always gained the ball and threatened to attain.

With 5 minutes left within the quarter, Belgium earned a penalty nook, however the ball sailed broad of the submit.

India grew into the sport, pushing forward looking for an equalizer. Deepika was handed an opportunity to attain within the remaining moments, however the Belgian defence rushed to subdue the chaos in entrance of the purpose and sealed a 2-1 victory.

This was the Indian ladies’s staff’s seventh defeat on the trot towards Belgium in all worldwide matches.

India will play towards Argentina of their subsequent match at Antwerp, Belgium on Sunday.

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