New Delhi: Indian women wasted chances galore as they were held to a 1-1 draw by the higher-ranked USA in their second match of the four-nation hockey tournament in Auckland on Friday.
Ranked three places below USA (10th) in the FIH rankings, India were the better side on display for most part of the match, but were undone by poor ball control and finishing.
Poor penalty corner conversion also did not help India's cause as they wasted as many as four set pieces at Harbour Hockey Stadium. The Indian defence and midfield was compact though, with Joydeep Kaur, Asunta Lakra and Ritu Rani making timely interceptions.
Deepika gave India the lead in the 27th minute but Katie O'Donnell (66th) spoilt their party by scoring the equaliser for USA just four minutes from the hooter.
India will next play Australia on Sunday in their last round-robin league match in the first phase of the tournament. The Indians had earlier lost to New Zealand 1-2 in their tournament opener on Thursday.
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