{"id":273039,"date":"2025-04-03T11:07:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T11:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/03\/savita-punia-stars-as-india-women-draw-with-netherlands\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T11:07:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T11:07:42","slug":"savita-punia-stars-as-india-women-draw-with-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/03\/savita-punia-stars-as-india-women-draw-with-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Savita Punia stars as India Women draw with Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/data.indianexpress.com\/election2019\/track_1x1.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Savita Punia stars as India Women draw with Netherlands\" title=\"Savita Punia stars as India Women draw with Netherlands\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"pcl-full-content\">\n<p>Playing short, crisp passes and going around the Dutch players \u2014 rather than trying to dodge past them \u2014 the Indian women\u2019s team scripted a remarkable comeback to hold the Olympic champions to a 2-2 draw in their final home match of the Pro League on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Later, Savita Punia \u2014 who on Monday played her 300th international \u2014 stood like a rock in the goal as she helped India win the shoot-outs 2-1 and claim a bonus point.<\/p>\n<p><ev-engagement group-name=\"contentLogin\"\/><ev-engagement group-name=\"myNotification\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ev-meter-content ie-premium-content-block\">\n<p>The Netherlands started the match on the front foot and took the lead in the 17th minute through captain Pien Sanders. Eleven minutes later, Fay van der Elst doubled the visitors\u2019 lead and it looked like the Netherlands would run away with the match.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u0936\u093e\u0928\u0926\u093e\u0930-\u091c\u092c\u0930\u0926\u0938\u094d\u0924 \u091c\u0940\u0924! \ud83c\udfd1<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WomenInBlue?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow, noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#WomenInBlue<\/a> \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 for a stunning shootout victory against the Netherlands \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FIHWomenProLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow, noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#FIHWomenProLeague<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A proud moment for Indian hockey! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2QFUwG0ad4\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow, noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/2QFUwG0ad4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mansukhmandviya\/status\/1894408482830651600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow, noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, coach Harendra Singh tweaked the playing style at half-time, urging his players to play short passes. The tactic helped India to eliminate the errors that crept into their game by embarking on long runs and conceding possessions. At the same time, the give-and-go style they adopted underlined the increased levels of fitness of the players.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Deepika produces one of the best goals of the season! \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FIHProLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow, noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#FIHProLeague<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hockey?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow, noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#hockey<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/India?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow, noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#India<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheHockeyIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow, noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@TheHockeyIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OwNTR8lGEp\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow, noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/OwNTR8lGEp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FIH_Hockey\/status\/1894427062221283591?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow, noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Veterans Neha Goyal and Navneet Kaur controlled the game from the midfield while the youngsters stepped up in the attacking third, with Sunelita Toppo setting up Deepika who halved the deficit in the 35th minute. Two minutes before the end of the third quarter, Baljeet Kaur finished a brilliant move initiated from the midfield to level the scores.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"iframe-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/wp-content\/themes\/indianexpress\/images\/lazy_placeholder.gif\" data-lazy-type=\"iframe\" data-src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/3hoQBvyCGPipAyQPJi4OPr?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Harendra said the performance against the world number 1 side would \u2018motivate\u2019 the team that\u2019s rebuilding after failing to qualify for the Paris Olympics. \u201cThis gives us a good foundation to build on,\u201d he said. \u201cThe team will travel to Australia in April for a test series and a performance like this will give them the confidence to continue doing well.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '444470064056909');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/sports\/hockey\/savita-punia-stars-301st-match-india-women-netherlands-draw-9856211\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Playing short, crisp passes and going around the Dutch players \u2014 rather than trying to dodge past them \u2014 the Indian women\u2019s team scripted a remarkable comeback to hold the Olympic champions to a 2-2 draw in their final home match of the Pro League on Tuesday. 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