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Agonisingly cheap loss of ball, again, and again, and again!
When the referee blew the final whistle to put an end to India's misery along with the country's maiden World Cup dreams, the stats showed that India had only 40% of the ball the whole game, which might actually been a better reflection to the poor display the team had put up as far as ball possession was concerned.
From fruitful attacking runs that only needed the correct pass, to failed attempts to put the ball in harm's way while in their own half, India lost possession too cheaply. It seemed every time these young boys had the ball at their feet, it was all an individual approach to their path to goal and whenever the unselfishness of any player came into play, the move that could have been was finished in it's tracks as the ball was gifted back to the opponent.
India could have had far better chances on goal than what they did, only if they managed to hold onto the ball and not give it away at crucial moments . Even the final two goals that the boys in blue conceded were all down to miss passes from the defenders who failed to clear their lines.
Loss of the ball, that in the end translated to the end of a much hopeful journey in the tournament.
