Our defence has to stand up during the 7th Women’s Junior Asia Cup: Inderpreet Kaur

New Delhi, 01 September 2015: With the 7^th Women’s Junior Asia Cup 2015 all slated to commence on the 5^th September 2015, the Indian Junior Women Hockey team is gearing up to face the challenges that the tournament will throw at them. Placed in the Pool A of the tournament, the young Indian eves will face the challenges of China, Malaysia, Singapore and DPR Korea in the pool phase. The team will open its outing with their clash against DPR Korea in the opening match on the first day of the tournament.

Speaking on the upcoming tournament, the young and vibrant goalkeeper Inderpreet Kaur said, “The team is upbeat and we are confident of showcasing a strong performance in the pool phase. We along with Women Chief Coach Mathias Ahrens are working on the defence structure of the team. We have to ensure that we close the gaps on time by ensuring that we cover each other up. We are very clear that there is very less scope to make mistakes and allowing easy goals should be avoided by each one of us. Also taking possession and going on the counter attack will be the key and each one of us is ready for the test ahead”.

The 7^th Women’s Junior Asia Cup 2015 gives an opportunity for qualification for the FIH Junior World Cup (Women) 2016. The upcoming tournament will be played from 5th to 13th September 2015 in Changzhou, China. A total nine Junior Asian teams will participate in this prominent tournament. India’s first clash wil be against DPR Korea on 5^th September at 12.30 pm IST.