3) Puerto Rico are still a mess
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This was certainly the best time to play the Puerto Rico side and Stephen Constantine certainly did choose his opponents well. While they may be ranked 38 rungs above India, the North American side are in free fall. It should be remembered that they have only climbed up the table in recent times and were even ranked 170 earlier this calendar year.
They came into the game with only 16 players with three strikers not accompanying them on the trip and had lost two international friendlies in the last seven days to the Dominican Republic. On top of that, you also had to consider the fact that they were without their coach and had landed in Mumbai 24 hours earlier.
It was a mess alright, but a mess that was all of their own making. And that reflected on the pitch as well. While they got off to a spirited start, they had no answer when the Indians took hold of the game with an iron-like grip.
