BHUBANESWAR: Watching Spain in the opening quarter of their last-8 clash against Australia in the FIH World Cup was like listening to their traditional form of music Flamenco — spontaneous yet with depth. But deeper into the match, the Red Sticks lost their rhythm in patches and squandered a 2-0 advantage to go down 3-4 at the Kalinga stadium here on Tuesday.
Spain held sway in the first quarter as their rivals took time to warm up. Australia could have taken the lead as early as in thethird min ute but Blake Govers' drag-flick, off their first penalty corner, went straight to goalkeeper Adrian Rafi.
