- The Indian side dominated from the opening whistle.
- Roshni Aind doubled the advantage in the ninth minute.
- Madhu Sidar scored in the 16th minute.
India women’s hockey team produced a brilliant performance in the Junior Women’s Hockey Asia Cup 2026, thrashing arch-rivals Pakistan 19-0 to book their place in the semi-finals in a historic style.
The Indian side dominated from the opening whistle and maintained relentless pressure throughout the contest. Despite missing their first two penalty-corner opportunities, India eventually opened the scoring in the seventh minute through Puja Sahoo.
India had initially found the back of the net in the sixth minute, but the goal was disallowed following a referral. They did not have to wait long, however, as another penalty corner presented an opportunity, with Puja making no mistake to give India a 1-0 lead.
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Roshni Aind doubled the advantage in the ninth minute with a field goal before Tanushree Kadu scored through a deflection from India's fourth penalty corner in the 11th minute.
Pakistan then conceded a foul inside the circle, allowing Sukhveer Kaur to convert a penalty stroke in the 13th minute.
Sanika Mane added another field goal shortly afterwards as India ended the first quarter with a commanding 5-0 lead.
India Continue Goal Rush
In the second quarter, India did not demonstrate a single indication of slowing down. Madhu Sidar scored in the 16th minute, whereas in the 18th minute Geeta Yadav scored to bring the score to 7-0.
The target was found again by Sanika in the 23rd minute to complete her double strike of the match. Tanuja Toppo then also entered the scoring list in the 25th minute.
India’s dominance in the penalty corner continued when they made another chance in the 27th minute, where Pooja Malik scored and brought the overall score to 10-0 at half-time.
The third quarter went the same way, as India kept increasing pressure on their opponent, Pakistan. In the 33rd minute of the match, Purnima Yadav bagged another goal after getting a reverse shot from the penalty corner, followed by the second goal of Madhu.
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India Complete Historic 19-0 Rout
India kept up their hostilities in the final quarter, with Krishna Sharma finally scoring her first goal in the tournament in the 48th minute.
Next up was Pooja Malik, whose feat came a minute after scoring her first goal of the match.
Supriya made another penalty corner conversion in the 54th minute to mark her brace, and Binima then scored one in the 55th in a field goal.
However, the cherry on the cake was Roshni Aind, who scored in the 60th minute, thereby scoring twice in this match and sealing a commendable 19-0 victory on behalf of India.