Yesterday is past, today is present. If present is any indication, Indian women are going to count.

They sent a strong notice to other contenders today in the Olympic Qualifier with a heartwarming 4-1 victory over Canada.

Saundarya Yandala deflected an indirect penalty corner attempt for India to post the first lead.

This 16th minute goal helped India overcome yesterday’s not so good outing against Ukraine

Rani Ramphal, easily the thorn in the Canadian flesh, rolled the ball along the baseline and took infront of the goal to effect her patented slow scoop to enhance the lead, three minutes later

It was then left to hard-working Sushila Chanu to punch India’s third goal

Canada’s lone reply in the dying minutes, almost a self-goal. ndian girls are 4-0 over the Pan Americans.

Asunta Lakra has been declared Best Player of the match

Now it is the turn of Anuradha. The winger who missed a sitter with misdirected hit against the open goal in the opening moments, made amdends, trapping a good feed from Ritu Rani to give India an assiable 4-0 lead. Sitting pretty 4-0 in the 49th minutes.

Contended India, which had difficulty in converting penalty corners, passed out the remaining minutes with controlling the midfield.

At the stroke of last minute, Hannah Haughn posted the consolation goal, which in fact came off an Indian defender, who almost seemed stopped it on the goaline, but the ball bounced off her foot to cross the deadly barrier.