India beat Japan 4-0 to win women's Asian Hockey Champions Trophy

Playing exhilarating hockey from the word go, an aggressive Indian women's team crushed title holders Japan 4-0 to lift its second Asian Champions Trophy title in Ranchi on Sunday.The match started 50 minutes late because of issues with the floodlights.India overcame the two-time champions through goals from Sangita Kumari (17th minute), Neha (46th), Laremsiami (57th) and Vandana Katariya (60th).Local girl Sangita Kumari (17th min), Neha Goyal (46th), Lalremsiami (57th) and Vandana Katariya (60th) were the scorers as India claimed the continental crown for the second time, having won it in 2016 at Singapore.The hosts started by playing attacking hockey, penetrating Japan's defence immediately. Japan were living dangerously and Deepika had a great chance but the forward took too much time to miss out.
The deadlock was finally broken when Navneet Kaur made a brilliant run to the top of the Japanese striking circle. She passed to Neha, who pushed the ball to Sangita and the Jharkhand player put the ball past the line for her sixth goal in the tournament to the delight of the 10,000-strong crowd.

After going unbeaten in the tournament India rightfully claims the Gold Medal in the Jharkhand Women's Asian Champions Trophy Ranchi 2023. #HockeyIndia #IndiaKaGame #JWACT2023 pic.twitter.com/AvYHyy1UXy

— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) November 5, 2023