India eventually lost the semi-final match 0-3 in a shootout. Both the teams were tied 1-1 till regular time. The audience had also expressed anger over the decision of the technical officials.
The FIH said in a statement, “The shootout was accidentally started too early (the clock was not ready to operate at the time) during the semi-final match between the Australia and India women’s teams at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, for which we apologize.” Huh.’
The statement further said, “In such a situation, there is a process of taking penalty shootouts again and it has been done. FIH will conduct a thorough investigation into the incident so that such issues can be avoided in future.
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Indian team captain Savita Poonia also looked very disappointed after this defeat in the semi-finals. After the match, Savita said, ‘We will take some time to recover from this defeat. It was a close match. We worked hard but now we have the last chance for the bronze medal.
He said, ‘As a captain and a senior player, it is my responsibility to encourage the players. I now want to forget this defeat and prepare for the team against New Zealand. This match is very important for us for the bronze medal.