India reached the final of the Asian Champions Trophy Hockey

India reached the final of the Asian Champions Trophy Hockey: beat Japan 5-0, title match with Malaysia today

The Indian hockey team has made it to the finals of the Asian Champions Trophy being played in Chennai. India, the only unbeaten team of the tournament, defeated Japan 5-0 in a one-sided match in the semi-finals on Friday. 

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Akashdeep Singh scored in the 19th minute, Captain Harmanpreet Singh in the 23rd minute, Mandeep Singh in the 30th minute, Sumit in the 39th minute and Karthi Selvam in the 51st minute.

Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored the eighth goal of the tournament. Singh is the top goal scorer of the tournament.

India will take on the semi-final 1 winner Malaysia in the final today. India has made it to the finals for the fifth time. India defeated Malaysia 5-0 in the group stage.

India has a chance to win the trophy for the fourth time

After India, there is a chance to win the Asian Champions Trophy for the fourth time. India has won this title 3 times. The team won the last title in 2016. At the same time, India was also joint winner with Pakistan in 2018.

India's margin widened quarter-by-quarter...

Hockey match of India with Japan.

First: India dominated

India dominated the first quarter. Indian players played attacking game. At the same time, Japan did not repeat their past mistakes and worked on the defense line and prevented Indian players from scoring goals. A penalty corner shot by Harmanpreet almost gave India the lead during the quarter, but Japan's defense managed to save the goal.

Second: India took the lead

In the second quarter, India looked to score. India's Manpreet twice entered Japan's penalty circle during the opening minutes but could not find the target.

Hardik then played a one-to-one game with Sumit before scoring in the 18th minute, the ball clipped the Japanese goalkeeper and fell into Akashdeep's path and Akashdeep made no mistake to give India the lead. The second goal came in the 23rd minute from the stick of captain Harmanpreet Singh. Taking advantage of the penalty, Harmanpreet Singh scored with a drag-flick.

The third goal came in the last minute of the quarter. In the 30th minute, midfield maestro Manpreet Singh took a shot at the goal and the ball hit Mandeep Singh and went into the goal post.

 

Third: India did not give chance to Japan

In the third quarter, India did not give Japan a chance to enter their box. India continued to play a great game and scored another goal. Superb finish by Indian defender Sumit. In the 39th minute, Sumit brought the ball inside and scooped it into the top of the net to score a brilliant field goal.

Fourth: Selvam scored the last goal

In the fourth quarter, India continued with its attacking game. India's Karthi Selvam scored a brilliant goal in the 52nd minute. After Sukhjeet's pass he drilled his shot and found it 1v1 against the keeper. Selvam grabs the opportunity and hits a brilliant field goal.

PR Sreejesh became the 9th Indian to play 300 matches

Indian team goalkeeper PR Sreejesh became the ninth Indian to play 300 matches. Apart from him Dilip Tirkey (412), Dhanraj Pillay (339), Baljit Singh Dhillon (327), Sardar Singh (314), Pargat Singh (313), Mukesh Kumar (307), Baljit Singh Saini (304) and Manpreet Singh (320) +) have played the match. Sreejesh and Manpreet Singh are active players.

Malaysia beat south korea

In the semi-final 1 match, Malaysia defeated South Korea 6-2. With this, Malaysia made it to the finals for the first time in the tournament's history. Malaysia will face India in the final.