Hockey, Asian Champions Trophy: Defending champions India beat South Korea to advance to final
India secured a comfortable 4-1 win over South Korea in the semi-final to reach the final.
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Defending champions India on Monday registered an emphatic 4-1 win over South Korea in the semi-final to reach the final of the Asian Champions Trophy 2024 at the Moqi Hockey Training Base in Hulunbuir, China.
Uttam Singh (13’) gave India the lead in the first quarter, followed by goals from Harmanpreet Singh (19’, 45+’) and Jarmanpreet Singh (32’). Jihun Yang (33’) scored the only goal for Korea.
India began on the front foot, with Abhishek forcing a save from Korea’s goalkeeper, Jaehan Kim, on the reverse, in the opening minutes. Uttam kept the pressure on with a bursting run down the right wing and found Raheel, whose close-range shot was saved.
While the Indian defence smothered the occasional Korean counterattack, the forwards finally broke through as Araijeet Singh smashed the ball across the goal from the right wing for Uttam to tap in, making it 1-0 for India in the 13th minute.
India earned their first penalty corner early in the second quarter, and on the second attempt, Harmanpreet struck the backboard to double India’s lead in the 19th minute. Korea responded by holding onto possession and probing down the wings in search of an opening, but India fell back and defended in numbers.
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