India women's team draws second match

It was a match of two halves as host Spain dominated the match in the first two quarters but the Indian team made a comeback in the latter two quarters on Wednesday.

It was Spain's Berta Bonastre (14th minute) who opened the scoring but India's Anupa Barla cancelled out her goal in the 54th minute which meant that the match ended in a well-fought draw.

The opening quarter saw both the teams vie for possession in midfield and creating a few chances. It was the host who managed to take the lead in the 14th minute as its 26-year-old forward Betra Bonastre found herself in space and scored in her second consecutive match to put the pressure on the visitor.

World No. 10 India started the second quarter well and had a couple of chances, but could not manage to beat the Spanish Goalkeeper Maria Ruiz.

The Indian midfield made sure that it won back possession quickly to put pressure on the host, but the host kept up a resolute defensive structure to take its 1-0 lead into half-time.

India started to get into rhythm in the third quarter with the defence keeping out Spain's efforts and converting the defence into attack quickly.

A strong third quarter performance from the Indian team saw it knocking on the host’s door, with skipper Rani coming close to finding the equaliser in the latter minutes of the quarter.

The two teams will play the third game on Friday.