For 30 minutes in their opening AFC Olympic Qualifiers match in Tashkent, the Indian women's team kept dissuading the No. 8 team in the world from making inroads into their box. However, the 53 rungs between them on the FIFA ladder proved too great for remainder of the game as Japan romped to a 7-0 victory at Lokomotiv Stadium on Thursday.
The majority of the goals from the 2011 World Cup winners came in a barrage of attacks a little after the change of ends as Japan's incessant moves into the Indian box as they scored four goals in a span of 11 minutes following the restart.
