Five minutes in, it was already 1-0. Krishna Sharma found the net early for India’s junior women on Tuesday in Moqi, China, and Japan spent the rest of the afternoon chasing a game that never came back to them. The final score was 7-0, India’s third straight win at the Women’s Junior Asia Cup and a place in the quarter-finals.
The second goal arrived in the ninth minute. A Japanese defender fouled inside the circle, and Supriya took the penalty stroke and scored. Purnima Yadav made it three in the 14th, a field goal just before the first quarter ended.
Then the match settled. Japan pushed forward in the second quarter without reward, and India’s defence held. It stayed 3-0 at half-time.
Japan began the third quarter with more attacking intent, still looking for a first goal, and the Indian back line shut them down. Then India turned up the pace. Three goals came in five minutes. Geeta Yadav smashed in a field goal in the 41st minute and completed her brace in the 45th. Purnima Yadav added her second in the 46th, and it was 6-0.
Sanika Chandrakant Mane scored her first of the match in the 50th minute for 7-0. India saw out the rest without trouble.
Unbeaten, with China next
The result leaves India top of the Elite Pool with nine points from three games. They opened with a 4-1 win over Korea and followed with an 11-1 victory against Malaysia. Across three matches that is 22 goals scored and two conceded.
China, on six points from two games, are the last opponent in the pool. The teams meet on 9 September, and the match will decide who finishes first.
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- India march into quarter-finals with commanding 7-0 win over Japan
- India's Junior Women Secure Asia Cup Quarterfinal Berth With 7-0 Rout Of Japan
