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The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Saturday apologised for the clock controversy that caught the limelight during the Indian women's team's semifinal loss against Australia at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 in Birmingham on Friday. The FIH said that they will 'thoroughly review' the incident.
Australia's Rosie Malone, who missed her first attempt during the penalty shootout, was given another chance as the eight second countdown on the scoreboard hadn't started. The forward did not miss a second time, putting her side in the lead. The Indians eventually lost the semifinal 0-3 in the shootout after both teams were tied 1-1 at the end of regulation time as the crowd booed the technical officials for the decision.
"In the semifinal match of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games between Australia and India (Women), the penalty shootout started too early by mistake (the clock was not yet ready to operate), for which we apologise," FIH said in a statement.
"The process in place for such situations is that the penalty shootout has to be retaken, which was done. This incident will be thoroughly reviewed by the FIH in order to avoid any similar issues in the future," the statement added.
