Narrow win for women's
hockey team
India began their campaign in the women's hockey competition at the Commonwealth Games, beating Canada 1-0 on Friday.
The only goal of the match came from a penalty-corner, when Suman Bala deflected the ball into Canada's goal in the
44th minute.
The victory earned India three points and put them atop
Pool-B, as the first match of the group, between England and
New Zealand ended in a 2-2 draw.
The final scoreline does not reflect the total dominance that
India enjoyed. But for some poor finishing
and bad luck, the margin of victory could have been much
higher.
India made 13 attempts at the opposition's goal while
Canada managed just two.
Several shots on Canada's post, by Jyoti Sunita Kullu
and Pritam Rani Siwach, who shone for India, brought all efforts to a nought. India also squandered four
penalty-corners.