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Dilpreet Singh became the player of the match.
Defending champion India has made it to the final of the Asian Champions Trophy. The team defeated South Korea 8-1 in the semi-finals played in Mohali on Wednesday. For India, Shilanand Lakra and Dilpreet Singh scored 2 goals each. Captain Harmanpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Angad Bir Singh and Vivek Sagar Prasad scored one goal each.
India will now play Japan in the final on 6 November. Japan made it to the title match by defeating Malaysia in the penalty shootout in the first semi-final. Korea and Malaysia will compete for the bronze medal.
India took the lead in the first quarter
In the fourth minute of the match, Dilpreet Singh made a brilliant move from the left side. He passed the ball to Shilanand Lakra, who scored to put India ahead 1-0.
Korea equalized through Han Sangjun’s goal in the ninth minute. India responded immediately. The very next minute he got a penalty corner. Harmanpreet hit a sharp drag-flick on this occasion. India went ahead 2-1.
In the 13th minute, another drag-flick from Harmanpreet was stopped by the Korean goalkeeper. The ball remained in front of the goal and Shilanand scored on the rebound. India was leading 3-1 at the end of the first quarter.
Four goals in the second quarter, the match was one-sided
India almost ended Korea’s hopes of a comeback by scoring four goals in the second quarter. In the 19th minute, Sukhjit Singh took a shot from Sanjay’s pass. In this way India made the score 4-1. The very next minute, Dilpreet took advantage of a weak pass from Korea. He exchanged quick passes with Angad Bir Singh and sent the ball into the goal.
In the 25th minute, Harmanpreet gave a long pass to Dilpreet. Dilpreet shot from a tight angle without stopping the ball and gave India a 6-1 lead.
Indian players celebrating after scoring a goal.
Angad and Vivek scored the last two goals
In the sixth minute of the third quarter i.e. in the 36th minute of the match, Jarmanpreet Singh gave a pass from the right side. Angad Bir Singh changed the direction of the ball by using his stick and sent it into the goal post. In hockey this is called deflection. Due to this, the goalkeeper gets very little time to understand the direction of the ball and stop it.
In the 54th minute, Vivek Sagar Prasad handled the ball and made a reverse-hit shot. In reverse-hit, the player hits the ball with the opposite side of the stick. The ball hit the goalkeeper’s pad and went into the goal. India won 8–1.
Won all matches in league stage
India had won all five of their league stage matches before the semi-finals. The team stood first in the points table with 15 points. He scored 34 goals in these matches and conceded only 5 goals. In the last match of the league stage, India had defeated Korea 8-0.
Harmanpreet has been India’s biggest goal scorer in the tournament. He had 9 goals to his name before the semi-finals. Sukhjeet and Dilpreet had scored 4 goals each, while Jugraj Singh had 3 goals in his account. After this match, Harmanpreet’s goals became 10 and Dilpreet’s 6.
India is the most successful team in Asian Champions Trophy
The Asian Champions Trophy was started in 2011. Six teams from Asia participate in it. The 2026 event is being held in Jalandhar and Mohali, Punjab, from October 27 to November 5. The league stage matches were played in Jalandhar, while the semi-finals and finals were being played in Mohali.
India has won this title five times so far. In 2011, it became champion for the first time by defeating Pakistan in a shootout. Won the trophy for the second time in 2016 by defeating Pakistan 3-2 in the final.
India’s record against Korea also strong
There have been 26 matches between the two teams so far. Of these, India won 16, 7 were drawn and Korea won 3. In this tournament, both the teams came face to face twice and India won both the matches.
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