FIH Women's World Cup: Savita makes six saves in shootout as India beat Canada

Terrassa: Riding on captain Savita's heroics in the shootout, the Indian women's hockey team defeated Canada to register their first win at the FIH Women's World Cup Spain & Netherlands 2022 late on Monday.

After the two teams ended the regulation time at 1-1, the Indian team defeated Canada 3-2 in the sudden death to progress to the 9-12th placings of the tournament.

India are already out of medal contention after they lost the crossover match against Spain for a place in the quarterfinal by a solitary goal.

Madeline Secco (11th minute) scored for Canada, while Salima Tete (58th) scored the equaliser for India in the regulation time.

Savita, who put up a scintillating show, made six saves in the shootout, while Navneet Kaur, Sonika and Neha converted their chances to help India register their first win in the competition.

India will take on Japan on July 13 in the 9th-12th placing match.

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