Seasoned goalkeeper Nina Shil dished out a heroic defence however India narrowly misplaced 30-32 to Iran of their second Group B match on the twentieth Asian Girls’s Handball Championship in New Delhi on Wednesday. Drawing from her appreciable expertise on the high stage, Shalini Thakur tip-toed her well past a inflexible Iran defence to open the scoring for India with a rousing end. Shortly after, Bhawana Sharma, India’s player-of-the-match from their win in opposition to Hong Kong, scored from the penalty spot, to present the hosts the beginning they desired.
The quick opening to the sport set the stage for an thrilling first half, peppered with gritty challenges and smashing finishes at each ends.
Amid the motion, India’s revolving goalkeepers, the seasoned Nina Shil and captain Diksha Kumari, each gold medallists from the SAF Video games, thwarted assault after Iranian assault, making certain that the 2 groups headed into the break neck-and-neck.
Nina’s sturdy defence of her aim saved Iran at bay after the restart, offering a gentle platform for the Indian attackers to eat into their opponents’ lead.
Shuffling back and forth, and extracting the perfect use of the pivot gamers, India opened the Iran backline on a number of events, and took the match all the way down to the wire, earlier than falling to a slender loss.
India will now look to bounce again after they tackle Japan of their remaining group recreation of the match on Friday.
Within the opening match of the day, heavyweights China bounced again from their defeat to Kazakhstan with a powerful 47-10 win over Singapore, with Zhang Pingping claiming the player-of-the-match honours.
Later, Japan continued their optimistic begin to the match with a thumping 47-6 win over Singapore to take a big step towards the semi-finals.
Reigning champions South Korea met Kazakhstan within the battle of former champions in match three. The 2 went toe-to-toe earlier than the imposing South Korea ran away 30-20 victors.
Offered by the World Handball League and organised by the Asian Handball Federation, India is internet hosting the match for the primary time on the Indira Gandhi Area, New Delhi, from December 3-10.
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