Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia): The Indian women’s hockey team remained unbeaten through the five-match bilateral series as they clinched the fifth and the final match with a 1-0 win against Malaysia here Thursday.
Navjot Kaur scored the only goal of the match when she netted in the 35th minute which was coupled with good defending that ensured they held on to the narrow lead till the end of regulation time.
The penalty conversion remained a concern for the Indians as they failed to convert the chances that came their way despite creating enough scoring opportunities
“We need to work on converting goals,” stated India coach Sjoerd Marijne who seemed clearly not pleased with the margin the team defeated Malaysia.
“I am happy with the number of times we entered the opponent’s circle. We created enough opportunities with shots and PCs but we have to keep working on converting in small space,” he said.
However, the Dutchman was happy that the tour gave the players about the insight to how to fare against a very defensive side.
“This tour gave us more insight on how to play against a very defensive team like Malaysia. Also it was good that some of our young players experienced what it takes at international level and this will really help us to create depth in the squad,” Marijne stated.