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Women's HIL: Bengal Tigers Clinch 1-0 Win Over Delhi SG Pipers

By IANS News January 14, 2025 • 20:50 PM View: 404

Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda: Kathryn Mullan scored the lone goal as Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers secured a narrow 1-0 victory against Delhi SG Pipers in the Women’s Hockey India League (HIL) 2024-25 at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Astro Turf Hockey Stadium here on Tuesday. Kathryn Mullan struck in the 23rd minute for Bengal Tigers, against the run of play, in the second quarter and the Tigers fought tooth and nail to hold on to the one-goal lead for the rest of the game.

The beginning of the match was end-to-end with the Tigers making the first circle entry and Delhi SG Pipers responding through Deepika who posted up with the ball soon after and passed to Emma Puvrez in the circle but it was intercepted. Delhi SG Pipers went on to earn a couple of penalty corners with five minutes left in the first quarter but Deepika’s attempts on goal were saved by Grace O’Hanlon. The Tigers held on and earned a penalty corner of their own in the last minute of the quarter but failed to muster a shot on goal.

Delhi SG Pipers took the initiative in the second quarter, earning a penalty corner within minutes, but Stephanie De Groof’s shot was shut down by Grace O’Hanlon again. The Pipers’ onslaught continued in the minutes that followed but Grace and the Tigers’ defensive unit remained alert in goal to deny Deepika and Preeti Dubey’s shots.

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