China, hoping for their first Olympic hockey medal, went back to the drawing board immediately after winning their opening women’s pool A match on Sunday. China thrashed Spain 3-0 for maximum points but the margin could have been higher had some of the Chinese forwards converted chances.

Coach Kim Chang Back pointed this as an area that needed improvement even though the Asian Games champions looked impressive and a number of substitutions had been made to the forward line. “My team members were a little nervous and some players lost the opportunity to score,” the South Korean told reporters through an interpreter. “Therefore we have to resolve the problem in the shooting circle so that we convert opportunities.”