CWG 2022: "The clock did not start" - Twitterati vent their ire after mistake by officials in India vs Australia women's hockey semi-final × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Field Hockey Commonwealth Games 2022 News CWG 2022 Clock did not start - Twitterati vent their ire after mistake by officials in India vs Australia women s hockey semi-final By Hari Kishore M Modified 06 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share India vs Australia: A dejected Indian women's hockey team after their loss. (PC: Getty Images) An India vs Australia hockey match usually has all the ingredients of a humdinger and the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG) women's semi-final had much more to it than that. Although the Indian women's hockey team went down 0-3 (1-1 in regulation time) against Australia in the shootout of a pulsating semi-final clash, the focus this time has shfited on an 'official howler'. India and Australia were deadlocked at 1-1 in regulation time. In a spirited display of hockey, the Indian team's defense worked well, in tandem with the midfield, to deny Australia many times. Read: India vs South Africa men's hockey Commonwealth Games 2022 semi-finals: Date, timings and live streaming details In the penalty shootout, Savita Punia made a splendid save to deny Ambrosia Malone. It was then that all hell broke loose. The technical director had not started the clock, meaning the first penalty shot had to be retaken. The Indians protested, the commentators on air were in disbelief, and so were the fans. India vs Australia semi-final - CWG 2022 Second time around, Malone converted a re-take to put Australia in the driver's seat. The error seemed to have rattled India as Lalremsiami could not score when India's turn came. Kaitlin Nobbs then made it 2-0 in favor of Australia while Neha Goyal missed her chance as well, leaving India staring down the barrel. Neha played her shot a little too wide and ended up missing it. Amy Lawton then made it 3-0 and Navneet Kaur, taking a do-or-die shot, failed to score as the Indian team failed to get a spot in the final. Social media went into a tizzy after following the breakdown of the official machinery during Malone's attempt. The angry voice on the social media platform included the former coach of the Indian women's team Sjoerd Marijne, who shared his disbelief. Here are the reactions from Marijne and other Indian sports fans after the India vs Australia match: Sjoerd Marijne@SjoerdMarijneUnbelievable!!25747Unbelievable!! Aaditya Narayan@AadityaN_28This isn't the first time such awful shite has happened in a huge Hockey match involving India. Remember last year in Tokyo when the clock stopped for a good half a minute or so in the Men's Bronze Medal playoff? Disgusting that this happens at this level of the sport.4This isn't the first time such awful shite has happened in a huge Hockey match involving India. Remember last year in Tokyo when the clock stopped for a good half a minute or so in the Men's Bronze Medal playoff? Disgusting that this happens at this level of the sport. [email protected]. stick2hockey.com@indianhockeyNonsense. Clock doesn't start, Savita's stop, had to be taken again. Unbelievable369Nonsense. Clock doesn't start, Savita's stop, had to be taken again. Unbelievable Shyam Vasudevan@JesuisShyamThe team did not, absolutely did not, deserve to lose this game in this manner. Absolutely unbelievable/pathetic/poor/horrendous officiating. UN-FRIKKIN-BELIEVABLE.1611The team did not, absolutely did not, deserve to lose this game in this manner. Absolutely unbelievable/pathetic/poor/horrendous officiating. UN-FRIKKIN-BELIEVABLE. Shahid Judge@shahidthejudgeClock started or not, the save was made. That should count. Absolutely absurd decision. And to happen at such a stage? #CWG20225624Clock started or not, the save was made. That should count. Absolutely absurd decision. And to happen at such a stage? #CWG2022 Amanpreet Singh@amanthejournoUmpires defeat India in women's hockey semifinals at CWG.#CWG2022India #BadDecisions5519Umpires defeat India in women's hockey semifinals at CWG.#CWG2022India #BadDecisions Manuja@manujaveerappaClock did not start!! I mean really! @FIH_Hockey this After Australia has missed .. Just not done!! #CWG2022India #INDvAUS #Hockey339Clock did not start!! I mean really! @FIH_Hockey this After Australia has missed .. Just not done!! #CWG2022India #INDvAUS #Hockey PouLaMi@Crictopher17That was robbery! What the hell was that?153That was robbery! What the hell was that? India_AllSports@India_AllSportsThis is absolute RUBBISH! Savita saved the 1st attempt only to be told by umpires that it will be re-taken as clock didn't start Australia get the chance again & they score19554This is absolute RUBBISH! Savita saved the 1st attempt only to be told by umpires that it will be re-taken as clock didn't start Australia get the chance again & they score Ritwika Dhar@RituD307I have seen everything!!!! Certainly that decision affected our girls focus and morale in rest of the moment. Disgusting umpiring!!!! Chi...103I have seen everything!!!! Certainly that decision affected our girls focus and morale in rest of the moment. Disgusting umpiring!!!! Chi... stick2hockey.com@indianhockeyFirst three strikers miss out, Australia won the shoot out 0-3. However, brave and battle worthy of India to bring the game to shoot out. Ind will play for the Bronze.122First three strikers miss out, Australia won the shoot out 0-3. However, brave and battle worthy of India to bring the game to shoot out. Ind will play for the Bronze. Annesha Ghosh@ghosh_anneshaSo unfair. This was India's game.So unfair. This was India's game. Debayan Sen (ਦੇਬਾਯਨ)@debayansenLet’s hand New Zealand a pasting now and win that bronze, India.Let’s hand New Zealand a pasting now and win that bronze, India. India vs Australia Tough to take says Indian captain Savita After the contentious ending of the India vs Australia semi-final, the captain of the Indian team Savita said the loss was a tough pill to swallow. In a chat with the official broadcasters after the match, Savita said it was tough to make a comeback after the refereeing howler of the clock not starting. "It is tough to take, especially after what had happened in the first stroke of the shootout. The Australian team is among the top teams and we trailed and then made it 1-1 and fought till the last minute. We decided before the match that we would fight till the very end and we did just that." The Indian captain added that it would be difficult to motivate the team for the bronze medal match, but its her responsibility to do that. "It will be difficult to motivate them. We have worked hard and we should now know that the bronze medal match is very important for us. As a captain, it is my duty to motivate them." Indian women's team head coach Janneke Schopman concurred with Savita and said:"I just don't understand. Australia weren’t complainining. I don’t think even the officials understood what happened. It is not an excuse, but that didn’t help us for sure." 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