The Indian junior women’s hockey team lost 1-3 in a shootout to Chile after a 2-2 draw over four quarters in its fourth match of the friendly Four Nations Tournament in Rosario, Argentina, on Friday.
Chile took the lead in the second quarter when Jacinta Solari converted a penalty corner in the 27th minute. India equalised five minutes into the third quarter through Sukhveer Kaur, who also scored from a penalty corner.
Chile regained the lead in the 42nd minute with a field goal from its captain, Laura Muller. India responded quickly in the fourth quarter, with Kanika Siwach extending her goalscoring streak by netting the equaliser in the 47th minute.
Neither side scored in regulation, so the match went to a shootout. Chile won 3-1, with goals from Josefina Constanza Gutierrez, Isabel Leonor Messen, and Trinidad Antonia Barrios. Sonam was the only Indian to score in the shootout.
India will next face Uruguay on June 1 (IST).
