Their potential last league game of the week, Thursday’s clash inside Mochi Stadium against South Korea is likely to be their best test in a week of practice at the hockey Hulunbuir training base in China. But they still emerged victors by 3-1 and remained unbeaten after four league games. Asian Champions Trophy.
“While the winner has been the rumoured newcomers and the other attributes exaggerate overseas the players like miss the plane to Paris®” Captain Harmanpreet Singh is the centre of focus in India’s dominating run.
K S Joshi: ‘It is a huge milestone for all’. The 28-year-old achieved the notable record of 200 international goals when he struck in the 9th minute giving India a 2-0 advantage over the hosts. Among the active and dynamic international players, it has been quite some time since Harmanpreet left the Argentine second man Gonzalo Perat who has 178 goals behind him.
Harmanpreet was instrumental in securing a bronze medal for India at the last Olympics, and he is now the third-highest scorer in Indian men’s hockey after Dhyan Chand (570 goals) and Balbir Singh Sr (246 goals).
Harmanpreet dedicated the achievement to his committed team when he said that it is wonderful to achieve “This is the best thing to happen to me in my career, with all humility. I appreciate all my colleagues for the accomplishment of these achievements today. Its people’s credit’.
While many mistakes were commit by India in the second quarter and the South Koreans made one too many runs, the gap between India and the rest of Asia is quite pronounce. No reason is given. India is the only country, which is the only representative of the African continent that has ever qualified for the Men’s Olympics and the other country which is classified as one of the top 10 countries in the world. India is joint fifth position with Malaysia, who is thirteenth.
Koreans didn’t expect much trouble for India and very quickly India, found themselves in trouble. As in the previous three games, this time they came out attacking right from the word go with Vivek Sagar Prasad sending a deadly pass to Araijeet Singh Hundal in the 8th minute. Hundal netted a neat goal off a quick flick from the top of the attacking circle. In the next minute Harmanpreet earned a penalty corner.
India led by 2-0 at the end of the first quarter but a 2-0 lead at half time was once again punctuated by a South Korean unit who reaped the benefit of a tighter defensive posture and skilfully penetrated the attacking circle the other end. In the 30th minute Yang Jixun made a powerful dribble with the ball and hit a goal. They robbed it and hit the goal. Manpreet Singh The stick touched the net and then the shoulder of goalkeeper Suraj Karkera.
South Korea’s play in the second half unnerved India, which responded with a more effective strategy of utilizing the sides and ball possession.
As India went into the driver’s seat, goalkeeper Krishan Pathak fended some attacks from the opposition in the quarter. A fierce drag flick by Harmanpreet propelled India ahead by 3-1, a lead they did not relinquish after the 43rd minute.
In the last quarter although the champion missed some clear chances, the state of semi-pressure tactics succeeded in preventing the South Korean team from leveling the scores. The conclusion of the Indian league will be held against Pakistan on Saturday.
