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They changed the speed of the game and forced their rivals to play at their pace.,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
The Indians,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, however, could not score that much-wanted equaliser.
The Indians were clearly outplayed in the first period and the initial phase of the second by the Dutch, who caught them off guard with their pace and efficient stickwork.
Surinder Kaur scored a brace to narrow the margin as India turned on the heat on the last edition's runners-up at Perth, but the horse had bolted by then.
Then came Deepika's disallowed goal,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, which showed the Dutch were merely focussing on survival.
The referee allowed the goal but the television umpire over-ruled it after replays showed it came of the player's feet.
Less than four minutes to go, Kaur beat the Dutch goalie for her second goal.
India and Holland are placed in Pool 'A' with China, Germany, Spain and England.
Kullu's team then began to play with renewed vigour and suddenly they were finding gaps in the Dutch defence which had looked impregnable till then.
Top two teams from each pool advance to the semi-finals.
Holland dominated ball possession and the action was very much restricted to the Indian half.
Maartje Paumen opened up the scoring for the Netherlands as early as in the third minute when she scored from a penalty-corner.
India lose to Holland
In fact,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, India could have snatched a point from the Orange team if only Deepika effected a clean hit after a collecting long pass on top of the circle in the 54th minute.
The lead was tripled soon resumption before the Indians pulled their socks up.
The Indians won their first penalty-corner of the game in the 48th minute when television replays showed the referee might have erred in awarding it.
The Indian eves, led by Jyoti Kullu, had not had a shot at the Holland goal till then. And they forced no penalty-corner, of course.
But a slice of luck changed the complexion of the game.
Sylvia Karres rode on the momentum to find the net in the 31st minute and double the lead.
India paid the penalty for a lethargic start as six-time champions Holland sneaked home 3-2 in the opening match of the women's field hockey World Cup in Madrid on Wednesday.
Holland caught the Indians napping, pumping in two goals in the first half and then another early in the second half.
But it did not matter to Surinder Kaur who made a neat deflection from the shot.
But if any one expected a counter-attack from the world number one team,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, it never came.
Defending champions Argentina, Australia, South Africa, the USA, Japan and Korea are in Pool 'B'.