In a magnificent match, the India Hockey women’s team defeated Italy 5-1 to book their berth for the Semi-Final at the FIH Olympic Qualifiers, Ranchi 2024. The women in blue will now go head-to-head against Germany on January 18.
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Displaying a splendid performance, India hit the score board early in the match. For India, Udita scored two goals (1′ & 55′), while Deepika (41′), Tete Salima (45′) and Kaur Navneet (53′) scored one goal each.
For Italy, it was Machin Camila (60′) who put the team on the scoreboard when Italy earned a penalty corner.
Udita, who was playing her 100th game, was adjudged the player of the match.