India exhibit great character despite midfield struggles in win over Italy
Sundeep Misra
India beat Italy 3-0 in the cross-over match to reach quarter-final. Image courtesy: Official FB page of Hockey India
Amidst moments of fluidity, midfield struggles and bouts of solo exhibitionism, India did enough to sparkle in every quarter and prevail 3-0 over Italy, who were clearly still suffering from the hangover of that brutal dozen-goal thrashing from the Dutch.