The Indian women’s hockey team has successfully recovered from their second group match loss against Germany. On Friday, December 5, 2025, the team won their final pool match of the Junior Women’s World Cup 2025 after defeating Ireland by 4-0 at the Centro Deportivo de Hockey Césped, Estadio Nacional in Santiago.
India’s Purnima Yadav scored two goals, meanwhile one goal each was added from Kanika Siwach and Sakshi Rana. The team sealed the victory that they desperately needed.
After a devastating loss against Germany by 0-13 in the second Group C pool match, India needed redemption, and they did it with their strong comeback in the third and final pool match. The win against Ireland has now placed India at the top of the pool. But their fate now rests on what the total results are. Winners from each of the four pools and two runner-up teams will only advance to the quarterfinals. India will have to wait and see how the other teams’ matches end up.
India vs Ireland match highlights
Right from the start of the match, India held a strong fight and started with early attacks. Soon after, India finds the opportunity to strike after a series of passes and makes the breakthrough with Kanika’s goal. She scores India’s first goal of the match, giving them the early lead.
The team moves ahead with the lead against Ireland. In the second quarter, India got three chances for a penalty corner through quick rotations and sharp passes. Unable to motor through any more leads or goals, India ended the halftime at 1-0. However, the team managed to perform 16 circle penetrations, 6 of which came in the second quarter. Meanwhile, Ireland managed only 2 of them.
After halftime, India tried to strike back again by lifting up the pace of the game and managed to get another goal from a penalty corner by Purnima in the 42nd minute of the game. India was now leading the match by 2-0.
But not long than two minutes after that, India secured two more goals to extend their lead to 4 goals. The Irish defence made mistakes by leaving the left-hand side wide open and taking its advantage, India’s Sakshi carried the ball from that side and then slipped it through the goalkeeper’s legs, scoring towards the net. And within just a minute, Purnima takes the fourth goal and finishes India’s score at 4-0.
