Asian Games 2023: India beats Malaysia 6-0 in women’s hockey

The Indian women’s hockey team continued its winning streak at the Asian Games 2023 with a thumping 6 -0 win over Malaysia at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park in Hangzhou, on Friday.

Monika, Deep Grace Ekka, Nisha, Vaishnavi Phalke, Sangita Kumariinute, and Lalremsiami scored one goal each in the 7th, 8th, 11th, 15th, 24th, and 50th minutes respectively to qualify for the semi-finals. With the win, the Indian women’s hockey team secured the top position in Pool A. The two table toppers from each pool will qualify for the semi-finals.

Team India dominates on the field! 🏑🇮🇳

Unstoppable in Women’s Hockey at #AsianGames2022, with a commanding 6-0 victory over Malaysia. 19 goals in two matches, and not a single goal conceded! 🥇🔥 #HockeyHeroes #GoldRush #AsianGames pic.twitter.com/yj24G3CrxR

— SAI Bengaluru (@SAI_Bengaluru) September 29, 2023

Earlier, the Indian women’s team beat Singapore 13-0 in the opener on Wednesday. This is India’s second win in the continental multi-sports event in the women’s hockey tournament.

Another dominating performance from #TeamIndia 🇮🇳 against Malaysia 🇲🇾 as they march onwards and upwards ☝🏻

Up next the boys will take on the arch rivals Pakistan 🇵🇰 in a summit clash tomorrow, 30th September at 6:15 PM aiming a spot in Semi-Final of the #HangzhouAsianGames.… pic.twitter.com/Zwucge4Ft1

— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) September 29, 2023

India displays dominance

India stands at the seventh position in the women’s hockey rankings made a strong start and took the early lead in the 6th minute of the match. Monika received a pass inside the opponent’s half and slotted it to take the 1-0 lead for India.

Women's Hockey:

India beat Malaysia 6-0 in their 2nd Group stage match.
World rankings: India: 7 | Malaysia: 18

South Korea next on Sunday #IndiaAtAsianGames #AGwithIAS #AsianGames2023 pic.twitter.com/clI2xt8BUB

— India_AllSports (@India_AllSports) September 29, 2023

Meanwhile, Malaysia ranked 18th in the world rankings, pushing forward in search to level the score, but India rattled the Malaysian defense and netted three more goals with the help of Deep Grace Ekka, Nisha, and Vaishnavi Phalke. The first quarter ended 4-0 in India’s favour.

India continued to exert pressure in the second half on the Malaysian backline. After a brief resistance from the Malaysian defense, India found their way back into the game with Sangita Kumari scoring for the Indian side.

After half-time, the Indian team completely controlled the game and added another goal after Lalremsiami scored in the 50th minute in the final quarter to wrap up the game.