India's Women Hockey Team played out a 2-2 draw against Canada in the final match of the four-Test series at Vancouver today. Visitors had won the India-Canada Cup 2-0 having beaten the hosts in the opening and third game of the series while the second match was drawn. India started the match on an attacking note and earned a penalty corner in the 11th minute which was superbly converted by skipper Surinder Kaur. Two minutes later, Canada restored parity through a penalty corner conversion by Diane Roemer. India took the lead in the 24th minute when Saba Anjum slammed in from a fast counter-attack. India led 2-1 at half time. After lemon break, Roemer scored again through a penalty corner. In the last 10 minutes, both the teams played at a high pace but were unable to break the deadlock. India will now fly to Germany tomorrow to feature in the Four – Nations tournament at Essen from 25th to 27th of this month. The other teams in the field are Germany, Australia and Ireland.
News On AIR | June 21, 2010 6:47 PM
Indian Women Hockey Team draw with Canada in final at Vancouver