Indian Express: Australia thump India 6-1 at Rio 2016 Olympics
Team India did manage to find the net in the fourth quarter, but it was too late for a come back.
Australian women’s hockey team led a brutal attack against India to take the score like six goals to one. The Indian team’s defence was exposed right from the 1st quarter as the depleted side looked clueless on the turf.
The opponents had already taken a lead in the first 15 minutes of the game while other goals came in quick succession. The Sushila Chanu led-side was submissive in the second and fourth quarters, too, which resulted in the humiliating loss. A lot was expected from the Indian team but they were no match against the formidable Australian side.
Team India did manage to find the net in the fourth quarter, but it was too late for a come back.
The Indian women’s team was looking to put behind their lacklustre performance from their last match against Great Britain where they conceded three goals to lose the match. They had earlier put up an impressive form against a formidable Japanese side to draw 2-2.
The first quarter was a quiet one as both teams traded possession and India did well to keep Britain away from the scoring D. Even when penetrations happened, India defended in numbers to deflect the danger away. This, however, lasted only 15 minutes. In the second quarter, Great Britain scored. And they scored twice within the space of three minutes.
Lead went up to 3-0 in the third quarter as India failed to put a better defence under pressure.