Indian women's squad fails to enter quarters


India's women's team was crushed by higher-ranked Argentina 0-5 to suffer fourth consecutive loss in Pool B and did not advance to the quarter-finals of the Olympic Games here on Saturday. In the must-win game for each the groups, Argentina sealed the match within the second quarter that yielded them 5 goals in an exceedingly mesmerising show of assaultive hockey. Martina Cavallero (16th and twenty ninth minutes), Maria Granatto (23rd), Carla Rebecchi (26th) and Agustina Albertarrio (27th) scored for the globe No.2 side. With this loss, Asian nation remained within the sixth spot, whereas the us, Britain, Australia and Argentina created it to the quarter-finals. Argentina, having lost 3 and won a match, were desirous to restore their name. that they had finished runners-up within the 2012 Games and additionally at the 2014 tourney. and that they were favourites to convert Asian nation, WHO qualified for the Summer Games when a niche of thirty six years. (RIO 2016 FULL COVERAGE) Argentina started on a quiet manner however they peaked towards the tip of the primary quartet. They attained a penalty corner within the fifteenth minute however Indian steward Savita dived to her low right to deny a flick from captain Carla Rebecchi.At the start of the second quarter, Argentina went on the offensive and got a penalty corner. Rebecchi's flick was once more denied by Savita however Cavallero hit the ball home on the rebound to interrupt the stalemate. The next goal was a sensational solo goal from Granatto, WHO ran past 3 to four defenders from the left to raise the ball high into world wide web within the twenty third minute. Three minutes later, Rebecchi with success reborn a penalty corner to create it 3-0, before Albertarrio's cross from the left base-line was deflected into the goal because the ball touched a leg of AN Indian defender. Later, Cavallero scored a field goal to create it 5-0 because the half-hour of play virtually sealed the match for the Argentines. Leading by 5-0, Argentina born the intensity within the last half however the Indians weren't ready to build the foremost out of the case. India's best probabilities came within the fortieth minute once aristocrat Rampal had her drag-flick saved by a diving Maria Mutio, WHO affected to the correct in no time to deny India's opener. Later, Argentina tried their best to search out their sixth goal and at a similar time denied India's 1st goal because the match complete 5-0.
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