The winning streak of the Indian hockey team continues in the ongoing Asian Champions Trophy in China. India, which was undefeated in the tournament, defeated Korea by 3-1 goals in its 4th match today. India secured its place in the semi-finals with consecutive hat-trick wins on Wednesday and today one more Strengthened itself at the top with victory. Now in the last group match (Saturday), Indian hockey team will face arch rival Pakistan.
Defending champion India will play aggressively against Korea as in the previous match. Performed. The team had kept Korea on its back foot since the beginning. Arjit Singh opened the account for India in the 8th minute of the match. A minute later, captain Harmanpreet Singh leveled the situation with a powerful drag flick. Gave.
Korea got success before half time due to India’s dominance. The penalty corner won by the team was converted into a Yang Jihun goal and the situation became ୨-୧.
There was a tough fight in the third quarter. Both teams created multiple chances but were not able to score. Then the tables turned in the 4th minute.
India got the penalty because of an error by the Korean players. Captain Harmanpreet converted it brilliantly into a goal. This goal took India to 3-1 position. This is Harmanpreet’s second goal in the match.
In the fourth quarter, Korea made a strong effort to change the situation of the match. But India’s defense did wonders. All the attacks of Korea were repulsed by the Indian players. With this, India was able to win the match 3-3.