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  • Asian Games: Indian men’s hockey team scored 12 goals against Bangladesh, fifth consecutive win in Asian Games

    The Indian men’s team defeated Bangladesh 12-0 in the hockey event of the Asian Games. Team India performed brilliantly in its last match in Pool A on Monday, October 2. India got its fifth consecutive win in the pool. The Indian team has not lost a single match so far. With this victory, it remains at first position in Pool-A. Team India will now enter the semi-finals on October 3. There it may face competition from host China. This time India has scored 58 goals so far and only five goals have been scored against China. Captain Harmanpreet Singh and Mandeep Singh completed their respective hat-tricks in the match for India. Both scored three goals each. Abhishek took the ball to the goal post twice. Lalit Upadhyay, Amit Rohidas, Abhishek and Nilkanta Sharma have scored one goal each.

    This is how India scored goals in the match

    • First goal: The first goal for India came in the second minute. Bangladesh’s Ashraful’s shot inside the D area hit Mandeep’s leg. Hardik took a shot at the penalty corner. He passed the ball towards captain Harmanpreet Singh. Harmanpreet put the ball in the goal post without making any mistake.

    • Second goal: Immediately after the first goal, India got the second penalty corner in the third minute. This time too Harmanpreet did not make any mistake and put the ball in the goal post. He scored his second goal in the match.

    • Third goal: Mandeep Singh scored the third goal for India. He put the ball into the goal post on Abhishek’s pass and added the third goal to India’s account.

    • Fourth goal: India got the fourth goal in the 23rd minute. Lalit Upadhyay put the ball into the goal post on Abhishek’s pass.

    • Fifth goal: Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh tried to put the ball in the goalpost with a drag flick, but the ball came back. Mandeep, who was standing nearby, took advantage of the opportunity in the 24th minute and scored a goal on the rebound.

    • Sixth goal: The sixth goal was added to India’s account in the 28th minute. Captain Harmanpreet was not on the field. In his absence, Varun Kumar and Amit Rohidas took charge. Rohidas scored a brilliant goal to put India ahead 6-0 in the match.

    • Seventh goal: Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored the seventh goal for India. He completed his hat-trick in the 32nd minute.

    • Eighth goal: Abhishek scored India’s eighth goal in the 41st minute.

    • Ninth goal: In the 46th minute, Mandeep surprised the Bangladesh goalkeeper. He scored a brilliant goal and put India ahead 9-0 in the match.

    • Tenth goal: Abhishek tried to score another goal in the 47th minute, but he could not succeed. Nilakanta Sharma standing near him scored the goal on the rebound.

    • 11th goal: Sumit scored a brilliant goal for India in the 56th minute and gave the team a lead of 11-0.

    • 12th goal: The 12th goal in India’s account came in the 57th minute. Abhishek scored another goal. Bangladeshi players also took a review against his goal, but the decision came in favor of India.

    Indian men’s team’s journey

    • First match: Beat Uzbekistan 16-0.

    • Second match: Defeated Singapore 16-1.

    • Third match: Defeated Japan 4-2.

    • Fourth match: Defeated Pakistan 10-2.

    • Fifth match: Beat Bangladesh 12-0.

  • Asian Games: India’s great victory in hockey, Indian women’s hockey team defeated Singapore 13-0

    The Indian women’s hockey team performed brilliantly in the games and did not allow the Singapore players to stand in front of them. The Indian women’s team did not even give Singapore a chance to open its account. Indian young striker Sangeeta Kumari scored a brilliant hat-trick goal. Other players of the Indian women’s hockey team also performed brilliantly and took the team’s score to 13. Indian women’s hockey team defeated Singapore 13-1 in their first match of Pool A at the Asian Games. Defeated by 0. The Indian team scored eight goals in the first two quarters and five goals in the last two quarters. India, ranked seventh in the world ranking, was facing the 34th ranked team in the Pool A match.

    Indian team scored a goal at this time

    For the Indian team, which finished fourth in the Tokyo Olympics, Sangeeta scored three goals (23rd, 53rd, 47th minute) while Navneet Kaur scored two consecutive goals in the 14th minute. Deepika (11th), Sushila Chanu (8th), Udita (6th), Neha (19th), Deep Grace Ikka (17th), Salima Tete (35th), Vandana Kataria (56th) and Monica (52nd) scored the goals. The team could not even attack the Indian goal. The Singapore team surrendered before India.

    India now faces Malaysia

    After defeating the Singapore team badly in its first match, the Indian team will now face Malaysia on 29 September. Like Singapore, India will also try to tighten its grip on Malaysia. After today’s victory, India’s morale would have been completely boosted.

    It was a great performance and we are happy with it: Captain Savita Punia

    Captain Savita Punia said after the match, “It was a great performance and we are happy with it.” The young players showed excellent coordination with the seniors, which made our work easier. He said, “We are making strategies match by match.” Now our focus is on Malaysia. We have one day time in which we will watch Malaysia’s game and prepare against them. We also have Korea in our pool and they are a very good team. We will try to be on top of the pool.

    Indian team got the benefit of penalty corner

    India got many penalty corners in the first half, out of which five were scored. India took the lead in the sixth minute on Udita’s goal. Two minutes later, Sushila scored a goal on penalty stroke. Deepika tripled the lead by scoring a goal on the penalty corner. Navneet scored two consecutive goals within the 14th minute, the first of which was on penalty. Deep Grace scored the next goal on the penalty corner, after which Sangeeta scored a tremendous field goal. Neha gave India an 8-0 lead by converting the penalty corner. The same trend continued in the second half also. Singapore players definitely tried to control the Indians but India scored five goals.