India grabbed the winner in the dying moments of the final against China. Image Source: twitter[/caption]Internet Desk: The Indian women’s hockey team lifted its maiden Asian Champions Trophy title with a thrilling 2-1 win over China in the final, on Saturday.
Deepika slotted the rebound from a penalty corner in the 60th minute of the game to give her team a memorable victory.
Deep Grace Ekka converted a penalty corner to give India the early lead in the 13th minute before China equalised in the 44th minute through a field goal from Zhong Mengling.
The welcome result for the Indian women’s team comes days after men beat Pakistan to reclaim the Asian Champions Trophy in Kuantan, Malaysia. India’s best finish in the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy came in the last edition in 2013 when it finished runner-up to Japan. It had finished third in the inaugural edition in 2010.
After the win, Twitter went berserk and lauded the women’s team for their feat. It comes less than a week after India men’s team beat Pakistan for the Asian Champions Trophy title. Here’s a look at the top Twitter reactions:
Humse jo takraega woh mitti mai miljayega! A big congratulations to our champions. Jai Hind! pic.twitter.com/7pl5KZE39n
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 5, 2016
Mubarakan! Yet another milestone for Indian Hockey! #IndiaKaGame #ACT2016 https://t.co/qakZzZbNyc
— Rupinder Pal Singh (@rupinderbob3) November 5, 2016
Winning is become an habit for these girls ... congratulation women's team for snatching the gold #asianchampionstrophy2016 @TheHockeyIndia
— sreejesh p r (@16Sreejesh) November 5, 2016
Turn of the women to shine now @TheHockeyIndia. Champions! Asian champions trophy #INDvCHN. Congratulations to all
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) November 5, 2016
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