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REPORT FROM REDIFF.COM
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India fail to make women's hockey World Cup
India failed to make it to the women's World Cup hockey tournament, after losing 1-3 to the United States in the third and final qualifying play-off match in London on Tuesday.
Jyoti Kullu scored the lone goal for India through a penalty-corner while the United states were helped by two goals from Tracy Fuchs, the first through a penalty stroke and the second a penalty-corner conversion, and a field goal by Kelli Gannon.
The first two matches had ended in draws.
The play-off series was held as the Americans had failed to make it to the qualifiers in Paris last September due to security reasons following the September 11 terrorist attacks. The FIH gave them another chance by asking seventh-placed India to play a three-match series.
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Dear Friends,
Once again bad luck seems to be the reason why We Indians fail in sports .... please comment...
My reason seems to be that we as Indians (especially the Hindu mentality ) is defeat oriented that is we do not have the GUTS TO PUT UP A GOOD SHOW WHEN CONFRONTED WITH A DO OR DIE SITUATION !! We usually die !!
One may agree that Loss to Korea in the Asian games was bad luck.The Indian Ladies are anyday much better than their "Blunt- Nosed" Korean rivals .Perhaps physique and strength of koreans help them beat our Ladies.
But loss to Americans is sheer "INDIAN MENTALTY" at display. After all Indian Woman is INDIA PERSONIFIED !!
I had hoped that Indian ladies would do what Indian menfolk had failed in both Hockey and crickt world cup !! SURELY INDIAN WOMEN'S TEAM NEED TO HAVE THEIR NOSES TWEAKED FOR THEIR ATTITUDE IN THE LAST MATCH !!
FATE HAS BEEN AGAINST THEM !
IT IS A TIME FOR MOURNING
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HOCKEY SCHEDULE :-
10th Women's World Cup Hockey Qualifier 2001
Amiens/Abbeville, France. September 18 - 30, 2001
September 17, 2001
Pool A India vs Uruguay 2-0
Ukraine vs Kazakhstan 6-4
England vs France 4-0
Day's report: Indian eves start on winning note
September 18, 2001
Pool B Japan vs Belgium 5-0
Lithuania vs Scotland 2-2
Russia vs Canada 1-0
Day's report: Japan score big win
September 19, 2001
Pool A Kazakhstan vs Uruguay 2-0
India vs Ireland 0-1
England vs Ukraine 6-2
Pool B Japan vs Lithuania 3-0
Russia vs Scotland 4-0
Malaysia vs Canada 4-1
Day's report: India lose to Ireland
September 20, 2001
Pool A Ireland vs Uruguay 6-0
Ukraine vs France 4-3
England vs Kazakhstan 1-0
Day's report: Kazakhstan give England a fright
September 21, 2001
Pool B Malaysia vs Scotland 1-3
Japan vs Russia 1-1
Belgium vs Canada 0-4
Day's report: Scotland score first win
September 22, 2001
Pool A India vs Ukraine 2-2
Kazakhstan vs France 0-0
England vs Ireland 2-0
Pool B Malaysia vs Japan 0-6
Scotland vs Belgium 4-0
Lithuania vs Canada 3-2
Day's report: Controversial umpiring denies India victory
September 23, 2001
Pool A Uruguay vs Ukraine 1-4
Ireland vs France 0-1
England vs India 2-1
Day's report: England beat India to make semis
September 24, 2001
Pool B Belgium vs Lithuania 0-3
Russia vs Malaysia 8-1
Japan vs Scotland 1-0
Day's report: Russia in sight of semis berth
September 25, 2001
Pool A Kazakhstan vs Ireland 0-1
India vs France 5-0
England vs Uruguay 5-0
Pool B Malaysia vs Lithuania 1-4
Russia vs Belgium 9-2
Japan vs Canada 1-0
Day's report: India keep qualifying hopes alive
September 26, 2001
Pool A Ukraine vs Ireland 1-1
India vs Kazakhstan 4-0
France vs Uruguay 3-0
Day's report: India needs one win to qualify Pool A league standings
September 27, 2001
Pool B Russia vs Lithuania 2-1
Malaysia vs Belgium 5-4
Scotland vs Canada 2-0
Day's report: Russian women make it Pool B league standings
September 29, 2001
13th/14th 7th Pool A vs 7th Pool B - Belgium vs Uruguay 3-0
Match A 5th Pool A vs 6th Pool B - France vs Malaysia 4-0
Match B 5th Pool B vs 6th Pool A - Canada vs Kazakhstan 5-1
Match C 3rd Pool B vs 4th Pool A - Lithuania vs Ireland
*Protest from Ireland following 2nd series of penalty strokes upheld - 2nd series of penalty strokes to be recommenced (from when the technical breach occured) at 10am Sunday 30th September 2001
Lithuania withdrew - match awarded to Ireland 2-2*
Match D 3rd Pool A vs 4th Pool B - Scotland vs India
*Golden Goal scored in extra time 2-1*
Semi-final 1 1st Pool A vs 2nd Pool B - England vs Japan 2-1
Semi-final 2 1st Pool B vs 2nd Pool A - Russia vs Ukraine 2-1
Day's report: Weather and Scotland combine to beat India
September 30, 2001
11th/12th Kazakhstan vs Malaysia 5-2
9th/10th France vs Canada 3-2
7th/8th India vs Lithuania
*Match awarded to India following Lithuania's withdrawal -
5th/6th Ireland vs Scotland
*Golden Goal scored in extra time 2-1*
3rd/4th Ukraine vs Japan
*Ukraine win 4 - 3 on penalties 1-1*
Final England vs Russia 4-0
Day's report: Chanu adjudged best young player
Related Reports:
September 17, 2001: FIH gives US chance to qualify
September 6, 2001: Indian eves meet Uruguay first
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