Asian Champions Trophy 2024: India Finish League Stage With A Win

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The Indian men’s hockey team won a closely fought final league game against arch-rivals Pakistan played at Hulunbir, Inner Mongolia on 14th September 2024.

Pakistan got off to a great start with a couple of great chances in the initial minutes of the first quarter. Hannan Shahid passes the ball to Ahmad Nadeem scoring from close range in the 7th minute to give them a 1-0 lead. Ajaz Ahmed was awarded a green card which meant Pakistan was down to 10 men.

Harmanpreet Singh scored from a brilliant penalty corner low down Pakistan goalkeeper in the 13th minute to level the scores at 1-1. At the end of the first quarter, the score remained 1-1.

It was an excellent start for the Indian team in the second quarter as Harmanpreet Singh converted the second penalty corner in the 19th minute to give a 2-1 lead. The Indian defense looked solid before Pakistan earned a penalty corner before the final hooter of the first half.

The third quarter began well for the Indian team as they earned a penalty corner which was well blocked by the Pakistan defense. Pakistan put sustained pressure on the Indian defense with penalty corners but did not yield any results. Krishna Pathak was superb at protecting the goals. Pakistan went down to 10 men as Sufiyan with a yellow card. At the end of the third quarter, the scores remained 2-1 in favor of India.

India started the fourth quarter brilliantly with a penalty corner. Harmanpreet Singh’s shot was well saved by Hamauddin on the goal line. Ashraf Rana was awarded a 10-minute suspension to Jugraj Singh. Indian attack was not able to score goals as the Pakistan defense was solid enough.

Manpreet Singh went off the field for five minutes. Harmanpreet Singh’s two goals ensured that India ended the league stage with 5 out of 5 wins.

Semi-finals Line UP

The four semi-finalists for the Asian Champions Trophy 2024 have been announced. India finished at the top of the points table with 5 out of 5 wins.

Pakistan finished 2nd with 2 wins, 1 loss & 2 draws. South Korea ended the league stage with 1 win, 1 loss and 3 draws. China finished with 3 losses and 2 wins.



 






India beat Pakistan in the last league game of  the Asian Champions Trophy 2024 

 

 

 

 

 

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