For India, Preeti Dubey (33rd minute) and Deepika (38th) scored a couple of goals in the third quarter, while Kathleen Sharkey (6th), Katie Bam (31st) and Kelsey Kolojejchick (48th) sounded the board for US.
Both the teams tried to play cautious hockey and avoid defeat. The game's tone was set, with both looking to hold fort and react through counter attacks.
In the 6th minute of the match, USA took the lead via Kathleen Sharkey. In an otherwise timid first half, India's Vandana Katariya's attempt at goal was unsuccessful as the ball hit the post.
The third quarter was a hard fought battle as India looking to get back into the game started pushing forward in numbers. USA, defending deep and working on the counter, were lucky when Katie Bam scored a second in the 31st minute via a pelanty corner.
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India countered quickly and capitalised on their advantage as Preeti Dubey scored the first goal for India in the 33rd minute.
Speaking after the match, Chief Coach Neil Hawgood said, "These matches are extremely crucial as our final preparations for Rio Olympics. We had a neck-neck fight today, the girls played well. We are going to analyse the loopholes and better on in our subsequent matches."
India's next match with USA is on 21st July at 04:00hrs IST.