Indian women thrashed 8-1 by Netherlands, crash out of FIH World League semifinal race
India will now fight it out against Japan in the fifth to eighth place classification matches.
The Indian women's hockey team put up yet another disappointing show to crash out of the semifinal race with an 8-1 drubbing at the hands of top-ranked Netherlands in the FIH World League Round 3 here.
The Indian eves started the match on a bright note and dominated the early exchanges before fading against the Dutch on Tuesday night.
It took the hosts 21 minutes to get off the blocks when Kim Lammers converted a slap shot from close range.
Two minutes later, captain Maartje Paumen doubled the lead by converting a penalty corner.
Even though the Indian eves managed to sneak in a consolation goal, the second half completely belonged to the Dutch who scored six times.
Ellen Hoog tripled Netherlands' lead with a field goal Vandana Katariya pulled one back in the 48th minute. But soon after Valeria Magis restored the three-goal advantage.
Eva De Goede, Sabine Mol and Paumen completed the 8-1 rout.
In the semifinals, Korea will take on Germany while Netherlands will face New Zealand. India, meanwhile, will fight it out against Japan in the fifth to eighth place classification matches.