Asian Men’s Champions Trophy 2024: India Starts The Tournament With A Resounding Win

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 The Defending Champions India starts the Asian Men’s Champions Trophy Hockey tournament with a resounding win over the hosts China played at Hulunbir, Inner Mongolia, China on 8th September 2024.

It was a cautious start by both teams in the initial minutes. India earned their first penalty corner; the shot was well saved by the Chinese goalkeeper. After the save, China went to counterattack did not yield any result. A superb shot by Jugraj Singh and a deflection by Sukhjeet Singh in the 14th minute gave India a 1-0 lead, ending the first quarter at the same scoreline.

India replaced Krishan Pathak by Suraj Kakera in the 2nd quarter. There was not much action in the first few minutes before Uttam Singh scored from a rebound after saves by the Chinese goalkeeper during the  27th minute doubling India’s lead. At the end of the first half, India had a comfortable 2-0 lead.

It was a great start for the defending champions India in the third quarter with Abhishek Sharma scored from a reverse flick during the 32nd minute to increase their lead. Krishna Pathak returned to goalkeeping. India also earned a PC but could not convert it into a goal. China earned a penalty corner and asked for a penalty stroke for deliberate body obstruction. The PC did not yield anything as the shot went wide off the goal. India ended the third quarter with a 3-0 lead.

India’s defense was great as they did not allow the Chinese forward to score goals. Ao Yang was awarded a green card meaning 2 minute suspension. India put enough pressure on the Chinese defense with 2 back-to-back penalty corners but did not yield anything.

Jugraj Singh took the penalty corner as Harmanpreet Singh was not on the field. China earned two PC’s but was not able to convert it into a goal. The defending Champions India began with a 3-0 lead.

India will face Japan in their next match to be played on 9th September 2024. 

Day 1 Matches

The first two matches of the day saw South Korea play Japan with a thrilling 5-5 draw. It was an amazing effort by both teams with South Korea making a comeback.

In the second match, Pakistan and Malaysia played a 2-2 draw. Pakistan led 2-0 before Malaysia scored 2 goals.



                                          India starts the Asian Champions Trophy 2024 on a winning note 

 

 

 

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