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The Indian women's hockey squad staged a singular comeback to clinch a 3-2 triumph implicit the USA successful its opening Pool A lucifer of the FIH Nations Cup present connected Monday (June 15, 2026).
For India, Deepika netted a brace portion Navneet Kaur besides scored. Ashley Sessa and Madeleine Zimmer were connected the score-sheet for the USA. The victor of the Nations Cup volition beryllium promoted to the elite Pro league, from which India were relegated past season.
The USA got disconnected to a large commencement and opened the scoring done Ashley, who recovered the backmost of the nett with a tract extremity successful the 4th minute.
The Americans doubled their vantage conscionable 3 minutes aboriginal erstwhile Madeleine Zimmer (7') converted a punishment country to enactment India nether aboriginal pressure.
Trailing by 2 goals, India gradually began to asseverate themselves successful attack.
Their efforts paid disconnected successful the 2nd 4th erstwhile drag-flick specializer Deepika (17') successfully converted a punishment country to trim the shortage and bring India backmost into the game.
The momentum continued to displacement successful India's favour arsenic they earned different punishment country midway done the quarter.
Deepika (24') stepped up erstwhile again and successfully converted different punishment country to level the people astatine 2-2.
India maintained the unit and completed a stunning turnaround earlier half-time.
Navneet (28') converted a punishment country to manus India the pb for the archetypal clip successful the match, ensuring the squad entered the interruption with a 3-2 advantage.
The 2nd fractional saw some teams conflict intensely successful hunt of goals.
Both sides earned six punishment corners each implicit the people of the match, but neither defence allowed immoderate further breakthroughs successful the remaining 2 quarters.
India successfully held connected to their vantage successful the closing stages to unafraid each 3 points and statesman their Nations Cup run connected a winning note.
Following the victory, India moved to 2nd spot successful Pool A with 3 points, level with Japan, who pb the standings connected extremity difference.
