SANTIAGO: India ended a disappointing 10th in the FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup after being handed a 1-2 defeat by Spain in their final classification match here.

Kanika Siwach (41') was the sole goal-scorer for India, while Natalia Vilanova (16') and Esther Canales (36') netted one each for Spain at the Centro Deportivo de Hockey Cesped in the 9th/10th place playoff.

It was a cagey yet entertaining first quarter as Spain were through on goal with only the goalkeeper to beat but India's Nidhi heroically stepped out and made two back-to-back saves to keep the scores level.

In the 14th minute, Spain were awarded the first penalty corner of the match, which was again denied by Nidhi.

In the early moments of the second quarter, Spain launched a quick counterattack as Sara Carmona Ra

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