Turkish Women's Cup 2024: India vs Hong Kong Live

The ongoing Turkish Women’s Cup has so far proved to be a happy hunting ground for the Indian Senior Women’s National team. The Chaoba Devi-coached side showed commendable proficiency in both speed and ball control to log full points in the opening match against European side Estonia.

India are set to face Hong Kong, currently ranked 79th in the FIFA rankings, for the fifth time. India have won in all four previous encounters, netting a total of 11 goals, while Hong Kong managed to score only two.

In their most recent encounter, a friendly match back in 2019, India secured a narrow victory with a solitary goal courtesy of Pyari Xaxa, who also found the net in India’s recent match against Estonia here in Turkey.

India currently lead the points table with three points and a goal difference of +1, while Hong Kong are at the bottom of the points table with zero points and a goal difference of -1 after losing 0-1 to Kosovo.

When asked about the opponents for tomorrow, Chaoba Devi said, “We played against Hong Kong a while ago, but they have shown significant improvement since then. We watched their recent match against Kosovo, where they put up a good fight despite losing by only one goal.

“So, we can’t underestimate them. We need to focus on our finishing, as we could have scored more goals in our first match against Estonia if our finishing was better. Today, we will do some finishing drills in our training to prepare for the Hong Kong match and ensure the girls are ready to perform well. It’s our time to win this tournament this year.”

Talking about the 2019 friendly tie, Pyari said, “I was a junior player back then. I came off the bench in the second half and playing with experienced senior players on an international tour was a big thing for me. Despite facing tough opponents, I assisted my team and scored a goal.

“We played as a unit against Estonia and had a never-give-up attitude. If we continue this way, we can win against Hong Kong as well. We just need to press hard and believe in our ball control,” she said.

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