Paris Olympics 2024 bronze medalist Indian hockey team has maintained its excellent performance and made it to the final of the Asian Champions Trophy. Team India, playing its first tournament after the Olympics, once again confirmed its place in the final by defeating South Korea 4-1 in the semi-finals held on Monday, 16 September. In this way, the defending champion Team India has come closer to its fifth title. The star of Team India’s victory was once again captain Harmanpreet Singh, who made a significant contribution to the team’s victory by scoring two goals. Now Team India will face host China for the title.
In the tournament held in Hulunbuir, China, Team India performed strongly from the first day itself, which continued till the semi-finals. After winning all the 5 matches of the league stage, coach Craig Fulton’s team also won the sixth match easily. In this match against South Korea, the Indian team started scoring goals from the first quarter itself and took a 4-1 lead by the end of the third quarter. Read More – Honey Singh remembers his sister after 1 year, singer reaches Melbourne to surprise her…
Aggressive play of Indian team
Before the end of the first quarter, in the 13th minute, Uttam Singh scored the first goal for Team India, giving the team a 1-0 lead. After this, the lead soon increased to 2-0 in the second quarter. This time in the 19th minute of the match, captain Harmanpreet scored a goal by hitting a powerful shot from a penalty corner. Team India scored 2 goals in the third quarter. Harmanpreet Singh made the score 3-0 in the 32nd minute but Korea got its first success just a minute later. For him, Yang Jihun scored a goal on a penalty corner in the 33rd minute. In the last minutes of the quarter, Harmanpreet scored another goal and sealed the victory. There was no goal in the last quarter and the Indian team reached the final with a 4-1 win. Read More – Urfi Javed set fire on the stage of Indias Best Dancer 4, danced with Terence Lewis …
face China in the final
In the final, Team India will face China, which defeated Pakistan in the first semi-final in a penalty shootout. The semi-final was tied at 1-1 after 60 minutes, then it was decided by penalty shootout. Here the Pakistani players could not score a single goal, while China scored 2 goals and won the match 2-0 and secured a place in the final. The final will be played on Tuesday, September 17. Both teams clashed in their first match of the league stage, in which India won 3-0.