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Tokyo Olympics: India eves maintain quarterfinal hope beating South Africa 4-3

The India women's hockey team defeated South Africa 4-3 in their final Pool A game and remained on course for a quarterfinal berth in Tokyo Olympics.

India celebrate a goal against SA

Tokyo, July 31: The India women's hockey team defeated South Africa 4-3 in their final Pool A game here at the Oi Hockey Stadium South Pitch on Saturday (July 31).

As a result of this win, India's hopes of qualifying for the quarterfinals of Tokyo Olympics remain intact. In their five Group Stage matches, India won two matches and lost three matches.

Rani Rampal and her girls' fate will now depend on Ireland's game against Great Britain. Ireland has three points, and if they beat Britain, the Irish side will join India on six points in Pool A.

But Ireland have better goal difference and in case the teams - India, Great Britain, who already have 6 points, and Ireland - are tied on six points, both Britain and Ireland will enter quarterfinals.

Ireland will play Great Britain around 5.15 PM later on Saturday (July 31).

The Rampal-led Indian outfit gained a 1-0 lead in the first quarter as Vandana Katariya got her name on the scoring sheet.

In the dying minutes of the first quarter, South Africa got the equaliser as Tarryn Glasby scored a goal, bringing the scoreline to 1-1 at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, it was once again Katariya who scored the goal for India and Rampal's side gained a 2-1 lead. However, just like the first quarter, South Africa registered the equaliser in the final moments of the second quarter as Erin Hunter scored the goal.

India restored its lead in the third quarter as Neha scored the goal. Frustrating the Indians, South Africa managed to get the equaliser once more as Glasby scored her second goal of the match.

At the end of the third quarter, the scoreline read 3-3. Katariya was once again the MVP as she registered her third goal of the match in the fourth quarter, giving India a 4-3 lead with 11 minutes still left to play.

In the end, India managed to hang on and the side registered a 4-3 win with Katariya stealing the show with her hattrick.

Story first published: Saturday, July 31, 2021, 11:03 [IST]
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