History was made when the Indian women's hockey team won the quarterfinal match against Australia and qualified for the semi-final for the first time in the Olympic Games.?
India's consistent performance throughout the match led them to a sweet victory.?
¡°How my heart was? Its still working. I was like¡ggahhh but that¡¯s in every match in the last three games," women¡¯s team coach Sjoerd Marijne said after the match.
¡°Oh man, what we¡¯ve tried to do and what we have done is work match by match. What can we improve in the next one and the next one", he added.
He is being celebrated all over social media for his service to the Indian team. He took to Twitter himself to celebrate the win.?
'Sorry family, I coming again later,' read his caption along with a picture of the Indian women's hockey team.
The Dutch mentioned that his team was not particularly good at defending in the match.?
¡°The defending was not good enough especially defending in the circle. So we focussed on that. It also helps keep your mind away from winning and losing. It¡¯s all about the mindset. I told the girls that we have nothing to lose, so play free, and that¡¯s what we did today. It¡¯s like a dream come true. I think this is the Chak De India in reality," he said.
The Indian team beat world no.2 Australia even though the odds were set against them. However, the Indian players played their heart out and produced a strong outcome.?