South Africa 粉々にする India's dream: Women's team fails to make the grade for London Olympics

By Rahul Rawat Updated: 02:43 BST, 26 February 2012

Dejected India captain Asunta Lakra

The road to London Olympics （機の）カム to an end for the Indian women's team with a 1-3 loss to South Africa here at the 国家の Stadium on Saturday.

The dream of making it to the Olympics will have to wait for some more time for the Indian women's team who had to be content with a second-place finish against a superior South African outfit that will carry their 国家の 旗 at the London Games this year.

All the 会談 of India coming up with a better challenge in the final, after a 2-5 drubbing against South Africa in the league 行う／開催する／段階s, were put to 残り／休憩（する） very 早期に in the match when Shelly Russell put the South Africans ahead in the fourth minute.

Pietie Coetzee then 変えるd a 刑罰，罰則 corner in the 30th minute to 確実にする that the South Africans go into the break with 広大な／多数の／重要な 慰安 but when the match 再開するd, there was no 一時的休止，執行延期 for the Indians who just couldn't 侵入する the 競争相手 citadel.

Captain Marsha Marescia 増加するd the 利ざや for South Africa in the 53rd minute before a Jaspreet Kaur sweep, which 設立する the 的 four minutes later, 証明するd to be the only なぐさみ for India.

The 圧力 was 明確に 明白な in the game of the Indians who were sloppy with their passing and trapping.

Nothing seemed to work for coach CR Kumar's 区s as all h is 戦略s （機の）カム a cropper against a 井戸／弁護士席 連係させた South African team.

South Africa had won its 大陸の 選手権 last year by virtue of which they had qualified for the London Games but their Olympic 協会 みなすd the level of 競争 as poor in the tournament.

Members of the South African team rejoice after winning the Olympic qualifiers

It asked the 国家の team to go through the qualifiers to 証明する that it is fit to play at the Olympics.

However, the team's victory here at the 国家の Stadium would have silenced the South African Olympic 協会 which had 疑問d the 国家の 味方する's 信任状.

'It's a hell of a way to 証明する how good we are,' was South African captain 沼's instant 返答 after the 勝利，勝つ.

'The team has been very good 権利 through the tournament and we capped it with a victory in the final today. The London dream has finally turned into a reality,' she said.

For Indians, the loss （機の）カム as heartbreak but against a strong South African 味方する, the result was more or いっそう少なく 推定する／予想するd.

India 証明するd to be too error-傾向がある and it resulted in the first goal against them when a 防御の lapse by Ritu Rani 許すd Shelly Russell to dribble past Indian custodian Yogita Bali and open the account for the 訪問者s.

South Africa's Pietie Coetzee (centre) gets past the Indian defence in the final of the Olympic qualifiers at the 国家の Stadium on Saturday

The South Africans created more 適切な時期s and capitalised on them while the Indians 証明するd to be a mismatch in the final against an 奮起させるd South African team.

India coach Kumar did 収容する／認める that it was very strong challenge against the South Africans and they failed to 配達する.

'We considered a soft goal in the beginning and we had a couple of good chances but couldn't 得点する／非難する／２０.

'We played a hard game but South Africa was a much better team. After they 得点する／非難する／２０d the third goal it was pretty much a lost 事例／患者,' said Kumar.

にもかかわらず the loss, India 船長／主将 Asunta Lak ra still harbours the dream of making it to the Olympics some day.

'A dream is a dream and it didn't happen today but we are not disappointed because we made it to the final and it is an 業績／成就 in itself,"' Asunta said.