Started again! Indian women’s hockey team suffers from eighth direct loss, China falls in the nation cup after 2-3 defeats.

The Indian women’s hockey team suffered an eighth consecutive defeat in the FIH Pro League, losing 2–3 to China despite the initial lead. Damage confirmed India’s allegation from the tournament, finishing down with 10 points out of 16 matches.After the end of its final place, India will now compete in the FIH Nations Cup, the second-tier tournament organized by the global governing body of the game.India’s targets came from Sunlita Toppa in the 9th minute and Rutuja Dadaso Pisal in the 38th minute. China responded by Zhang Ying with two penalty corner conversions in the 19th and 39th minute, while the Xu Venue scored the victory.The match began the two teams showing signs of uncertainty. China had the first opportunity through Chen Yang, which failed to capitalize on the occasion.India soon got its rhythm and took the lead when Sunlita Toppo received a pass from Neha Goyal and scored with a reverse hit. China earned its second penalty corner in the 11th minute but faced strong Indian defense.The Chinese team increased its aggressive pressure and earned the corners in the 18th minute. India initially maintained its defensive strength.China was given a fine stroke due to a defensive error by Manisha Chauhan. However, the decision as a result of India’s successful referral was converted into a punishment corner.Zhang Ying successfully replaced the penalty corner to equalize the score. China achieved another penalty corner just before the halftime, Ying again took a 2–1 lead.In the 37th minute, despite the Chinese goalkeeper saving Neha’s effort, India continuously acquired penalty corners. Rutuja scored the score 2–2 from a diversity drama aided by Navanit Kaur.India continued its attacker speed and earned another penalty corner in the 40th minute, but was strongly organized by China’s defense.China dominated the later stages of the match, which acquired several penalty corners in the 48th and 50th minutes without success.The decisive moment came in the 53rd minute when China was awarded another penalty corner. Zhang’s flick was won by Ju for China.The result concluded India’s campaign in the FIH Pro League, confirming his allegations in the Rashtra Cup for the next season.