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At Women’s Champions Challenge II 2009, Kazan, Russia

The first ever FIH Women’s Champions Challenge II tournament is playing in Russia ... 8 teams r participating; India (14th), Ireland (15th), Ukraine (18th), Canada (19th), Belgium (20th), Russia (23rd) Malaysia (24th) and Belarus (26th). Indian team is in Pool A with Belarus, Belgium and Canada ... The winner of this year’s event securing a place in the 2011 Champions Challenge I.

In first match Indian women were under pressure as Belgium team was leading 3-1 after half-time ... But our women managed to score 4 goals to make it winning start ... In second match also they started slowly, they were up 2-1 at half time but scored 6 goals in last 16 minutes to secured place in semis ... On Wednesday they will play their last Pool match against Belarus.

Pool A
India bt Belgium 5-3

Goal Scored - Rani RAMPAL (IND) 26', Saba ANJUM (IND) 41', Surinder KAUR (IND) 43' PS & 61' PS, Deepika THAKUR (IND) 56' and Charlotte de VOS (BEL) 4', Sophie GIERST (BEL) 7' PC, Valerie VERMEERSCH (BEL) 33' PC

Belarus bt Canada 3-1
Belgium bt Belarus 8-1

India bt Canada 8-1

Goal Scored - Deepika THAKUR (IND) 6' Surinder KAUR (IND) 29' PC, Ritu RANI (IND) 54' PC, 63' & 70' PC, Rani RAMPAL (IND) 57' & 61' PS, Mamta KHARB (IND) 67' and Jessalyn WALKEY (CAN) 10'