Hero Men’s Asia Cup 2025 Super 4 Stage: India Register Resounding Win Over China To Qualify for the finals
The Indian
men’s hockey team registered an emphatic 7-0 win over China in the final Super
4 stage game played at Rajgir Sports Complex, Rajgir on 6th September
2025.
Right from
the word go, the Indian team put on a dominating display. Harmanpreet Singh
pass to Jarmanpreet Singh and tap by Shailand Lakra in the 4th
minute gave India 1-0 lead. India was awarded a penalty corner which was converted
by Dilpreet Singh via a rebound shot in the 7th minute to make it
2-0. Indian team kept putting enough pressure on the Chinese defence not
allowing any chances.
It was a great
start for the Indian team in the 2nd quarter with their 2nd
penalty corner. Harmanpreet Singh shot was well blocked before Mandeep Singh
converted in the 18th minute to continue India’s domination at 3-0. The
Indian team kept pressure but Chinese defence denied them any more goals. At
the end of the first half, India led 3-0. India dominated the circle penetrations
with 9 while China entered India’s circle only once.
The third
quarter continued the same way with Indian team putting consistent pressure. Rajkumar
Pal tapped in shot during 37th minute to make it 4-0. After penalty
corner was well saved by rusher, India earned long corner before Sukhjeet Singh
hit shot on the ground and scored the goal in the 39th minute to continue
the domination. India puts on an excellent display with 5-0 lead at the end of
third quarter.
India continued
their domination in the fourth quarter also. Great Dribbling skill by Sukhjeet
Singh as Abhishek scored an easy goal in the 46th minute leaving the
hosts with a dominating 6-0 lead. Abhishek produced another superb goal with a
reverse shot which left goalkeeper stunned in the 50th minute.
It was a
really dominating performance by the Indian team as they thrash China by 7-0
and enter the finals of Asia Cup 2025.
India had
19 circle penetrations while China had 4 of them. The hosts converted 2 out of
3 penalty corners while China did not get any.
The hosts
India will face South Korea in the finals tomorrow. Winner of this match will
qualify for the 2026 World Cup to be played in Belgium and Netherlands.
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