NEW DELHI: There had been tears in both dugouts after the Women's Hockey World Cup quarter-final between India and Ireland led to London on Thursday. But while it used to be ancient pleasure for the Irish, tears of disappointment welled up within the Indian eyes as they lost 1-Three in an edge-of-the-seat penalty shootout to come to a decision the winner.
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At the full-time whistle in Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, the feisty sport remained goal-less and used to be compelled right into a shootout to come to a decision the winner -- largely owing to the sturdy defence of both the teams. But Ireland, led by their goalkeeper Ayeisha McFerran, held their nerves higher at crunch moments to go into the semi-finals of a World Cup for the first time ever.
India, alternatively, needed to stay content material with their 3rd top-eight end in a World Cup after 1978, which is an achievement in itself; but coach Sjoerd Marijne and his workforce would have was hoping to reverse the result of their Zero-1 defeat at the hands of Ireland within the pool stage on July 26. But it wasn't to be.
India completed fourth in 1974 and 7th within the 1978 version of the World Cup.
Ireland scored three times within the shootout and Indian strikers may beat the steely McFerran most effective once -- through Reena Khokhar -- to end up on the shedding facet.
For the Irish workforce, Roisin Upton, Alison Meeke and Chloe Watkins controlled to beat India's custodian Savita, while skipper Rani Rampal, Monika and Navjot Kaur failed to score.
The inexperienced shirts will play Spain, some other underdog, within the semi-finals on Saturday. While Ireland are the second one lowest-ranked workforce of the tournament at No. 16, Spain are 11th on the International Hockey Federation (FIH) scores.
The sport began like a tactical boxing fit, with both the teams well conscious that scoring first will put the opposition beneath large power.
Like India throughout this tournament, Ireland too have been tight in defence; and strikers from both the edges found it difficult to breach the back-line.
Ireland come as regards to scoring within the 23rd minute, but a timely dive from Savita stored the Irish attacker from deflecting the centre-in from the right pocket.
After half-time, some errors crept into India's sport as Gurjit Kaur and Nikki Pradhan talented ownership every now and then and an opportunistic cross from Rani to Udita at height of the Irish circle went waste. Udita used to be lurking unmarked in a good place but she stepped on the ball as an alternative of trapping it cleanly.
India's absolute best chance got here within the form of a penalty nook -- the lone one in the whole fit -- within the 49th minute, but Rani's try used to be saved by a diving McFerran, who then additionally cleared the ball out of risk with her stick.
With the clock ticking in opposition to the top of 60 minutes of law period, both the teams made up our minds to devour out time within the last 120 seconds to take the sport to a shootout.
ALSO READ: India vs Ireland Quarterfinal - as it came about
At the full-time whistle in Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, the feisty sport remained goal-less and used to be compelled right into a shootout to come to a decision the winner -- largely owing to the sturdy defence of both the teams. But Ireland, led by their goalkeeper Ayeisha McFerran, held their nerves higher at crunch moments to go into the semi-finals of a World Cup for the first time ever.
India, alternatively, needed to stay content material with their 3rd top-eight end in a World Cup after 1978, which is an achievement in itself; but coach Sjoerd Marijne and his workforce would have was hoping to reverse the result of their Zero-1 defeat at the hands of Ireland within the pool stage on July 26. But it wasn't to be.
India completed fourth in 1974 and 7th within the 1978 version of the World Cup.
Ireland scored three times within the shootout and Indian strikers may beat the steely McFerran most effective once -- through Reena Khokhar -- to end up on the shedding facet.
For the Irish workforce, Roisin Upton, Alison Meeke and Chloe Watkins controlled to beat India's custodian Savita, while skipper Rani Rampal, Monika and Navjot Kaur failed to score.
The inexperienced shirts will play Spain, some other underdog, within the semi-finals on Saturday. While Ireland are the second one lowest-ranked workforce of the tournament at No. 16, Spain are 11th on the International Hockey Federation (FIH) scores.
The sport began like a tactical boxing fit, with both the teams well conscious that scoring first will put the opposition beneath large power.
Like India throughout this tournament, Ireland too have been tight in defence; and strikers from both the edges found it difficult to breach the back-line.
Ireland come as regards to scoring within the 23rd minute, but a timely dive from Savita stored the Irish attacker from deflecting the centre-in from the right pocket.
After half-time, some errors crept into India's sport as Gurjit Kaur and Nikki Pradhan talented ownership every now and then and an opportunistic cross from Rani to Udita at height of the Irish circle went waste. Udita used to be lurking unmarked in a good place but she stepped on the ball as an alternative of trapping it cleanly.
India's absolute best chance got here within the form of a penalty nook -- the lone one in the whole fit -- within the 49th minute, but Rani's try used to be saved by a diving McFerran, who then additionally cleared the ball out of risk with her stick.
With the clock ticking in opposition to the top of 60 minutes of law period, both the teams made up our minds to devour out time within the last 120 seconds to take the sport to a shootout.
Women's Hockey WC: Ireland 'shoot out' India in QF
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