India defeated New Zealand 3-1 in a do-or-die match at the FIH Women’s Olympic Qualifier on Sunday. With this, the hope of Olympic qualifiers remains for India.

For India, Kumari Sangeeta scored in the first minute, Udita in the 12th minute and Soundarya Dungdung in the 14th minute.

For New Zealand, Hal Megan scored the only goal in the 9th minute.

India’s next and last match will be against Italy on 16 January.

India scored a goal in the very first minute
After losing 0-1 to America on Saturday, India scored a goal in the opening minute itself. Sangeeta Kumari scored this goal. Sangeeta scored a field goal near Neo.

India took the game forward peacefully from here and penetrated New Zealand’s defence.

Both started preparing for the penalty corner in the last minute. In this, New Zealand won and Megan Hall scored the ball in the 9th minute.

Four minutes later, Lalremsiami did well down the grain to help India earn a penalty corner and Udita smashed it wide of the goal.

India continued their stellar performance in the first quarter and took the lead to 3-1 in the 14th minute when Jharkhand’s Adarsh ​​and Soundarya Dungdung scored the team’s third goal.

Udita scored the second goal for the Indian team. He converted the penalty into a goal.

New Zealand’s ball moves forward against Haldiya Tete.

No goals in the next three quarters
The 3-1 lead put India in a comfortable position in the second quarter. Although no goals were scored in this quarter, there were two fouls after a fast first 15 minutes of play. No goals were scored in the next three quarters.

India is at third place in the points table
With the win, the Indian team is at third position in the table. To make it to other places, he will have to be in the top-2. For this he will have to win among other gadgets. If New Zealand loses to America in the second match in Belgium, a draw will suffice for India. To be included in the Paris Olympics, India will have to win first place or win the match for third place.

Qual Assanit Race Almost Out of Italy
Two matte analog qual has been paid almost out of the rest of Italy tenants. On Sunday, America defeated Italy 2-0. Before this, New Zealand team will defeat Harana 4-0. Here, Italy can be in the top-2 by a miracle. If New Zealand loses its next match against Italy, India will have to win at least 7-0 to qualify.