India sprang up a big surprise defeating Australia in the first day of the BDO Junior Cup in Boston. India won the match 3-2 against the mighty Australian side. Australian team, one of the favourites here, boasts of a few players with experience in the senior national sides. The Australians were up 1-0 in the first half of the match. But the Indians came up strongly in the second half and won the match by a last minute goal by Devi Asem.
In another match, New Zealand upset another favourites Netherlands 3-1. However, defending champions Korea and hosts USA started their campaigns with thumping wins.
Goal Scorers for India: Poonam Rani(45), Monika Badra(53), Asem Devi(70,PC).
Results(half time scores in barckets):
Pool A:
Chile-Korea 1:6 (0:3)
England-France 5:0 (1:0)
Pool B:
Argentina-Germany 1:2 (0:0)
South Africa-Lithuania 3:2 (1:1)
Pool C:
New Zealand-Netherlands 3:1 (1:1)
China-Spain 3:0 (1:0)
Pool D:
India-Australia 3:2 (0:1)
USA-Belarus 3:1 (0:0)
source:fihockey.org
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