Goalkeeper Savita produced a stunning save in a tense shootout as India won the Asia Cup to secure qualification in next year’s hockey World Cup following a nerve-wracking win over China in the final in Kakamigahara, Japan On Sunday. It was in 2004 when the Indian women’s team had clinched the Asia Cup trophy by beating Japan 1-0. A standing ovation to Team India for winning GOLD at the 9th Women’s #AsiaCup2017 on 5th Nov!#IndiaKaGame pic.twitter.com/K0s8wIPFTU — Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) November 5, 2017Savita’s great showHowever, Savita was at her best and padded it away while an alert Deep Grace cleared the ball. Congratulations to our hockey team on winning the Women's #AsiaCup2017. Meanwhile, China won their fourth PC of the match with little less than three minutes to go for the final whistle.

Source: Hindustan Times November 05, 2017 11:27 UTC