Indian women end campaign with loss against Uzbekistan

Tashkent, Nov 1: The Indian women’s team bowed out of the AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 with a 0-3 loss to Uzbekistan here on Wednesday.
In the four-team group, India had earlier lost to Japan and Vietnam.
Backed by a loud, if not capacity crowd, Uzbekistan immediately applied pressure on India, and started dominating possession.
The equation was clear: a win would put Uzbekistan in prime contention for the best second-place team slot. India, meanwhile, were playing for pride.
Within two minutes though Uzbekistan took the lead from a set piece. Karachik Lyudmila’s corner found Kudratova Nilufar who kneed it in to give them the lead. In the 51st minute Karachik doubled the team’s tally, scoring after some interplay at the top of the box. She added a third with a long ranger that snuck in at the near post (PTI)