Asian Hockey Championship 2018: India and Pakistan declared joint winners

The Final of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2018 between India and Pakistan has been forfeited due to bad weather conditions

SPORTS| The Final of Asian Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy 2018, Manpreet Singh’s India and Pakistan are declared joint winners as the match was called-off due to bad weather at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat today. The rain pour in heavily 10 minutes before the scheduled start of play. Now India and Pakistan have won the Asian men’s hockey Champions Trophy thrice each. India had clinched the title in the inaugural edition in 2011 as well as in 2016, whereas Pakistan won the 2012 and 2013 editions. Earlier, in the round-robin stage, India defeated Pakistan 3-1 after going one goal down in the first minute of the match. In the 2018 Asian Hockey Championship, India scored 28 goals while Pakistan able to beat the opponent’s goalkeeper 18 times.

How India won the 2016 Asian Champions Trophy

The last edition of the tournament saw India remain undefeated as they defeated Japan 10-2, drew 1-1 with South Korea, beat Pakistan 3-2, China 9-0 and Malaysia 2-1 in the pool stages. In the semi-finals, India had beaten South Korea 5-4 in penalty shootout while in final India defeated Pakistan 3-2 at Kuantan, Malaysia

Asian Hockey Champions Trophy: India edge Japan 3-2 to seal final berth

India secured their passage to the final of the men’s Asian Champions Trophy 2018after they defeated Japan 3-2 in their semi-final fixture at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex on Saturday.

The world number five team faced tough competition from the Japanese team, but held their nerve to score three goals via Gurjant Singh (19′), Chinglensana Singh Kangujam (44′) and Dilpreet Singh (55′); while Hirotaka Wakuri (22′) and Hirotaka Zendana (56′) scored for Japan in the fierce encounter.

The defending champions started the match on the front-foot, creating a number of opportunities inside the first 10 minutes, although, failing to convert them to a score. World number 16 Japan played well to deny the Indians and ended the first quarter with scores tied at 0-0.

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Asian Hockey Championship 2018 highlights: Malaysia hold India to a draw

The Indian team had earlier produced a flamboyant performance in their third match against Japan, blanking the latter by a massive 9-0 margin. Catch India vs Malaysia hockey match live updates here

SPORTS|In Match 12 of Asian Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy, India, led by Manpreet Singh, will lock horns with Malaysia, who defeated India in the semifinals of Asian Games 2018, at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat. The spirited Indian hockey team will look to extend their unbeaten streak in the Men’s Asian Championship in their fourth round-robin match today.

The team had earlier produced a flamboyant performance in their third match against Japan, blanking the latter by a massive 9-0 margin. In tie against Japan, the world no 5 team showcased some domineering display (Asian Hockey Championship)scoring goals in all the four quarters through Mandeep Singh (4′, 49′, 57′), Harmanpreet Singh (17′, 21′), Gurjant Singh (8′), Akashdeep Singh (36′), Sumit (42′) and Lalit Upadhyay (45′) to register a convincing victory and remain at the top of the Pool Standings.

The Indians afresh from the 3-1 victory against Pakistan on Saturday, started the match with a good rhythm as forwards Lalit Upadhyay and Akashdeep Singh got chances in the opening minutes. But it was Mandeep Singh who drew the first blood in the 4th minute as he deflected a low cross from Akashdeep Singh from the left flank, through the Japanese goalkeeper’s leg and into the back of the net. India continued to put pressure on the Japanese defense and scored eight more goals till the final whistle.

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Asian Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy highlights: India thrash Japan 9-0

When India and Japan last met in Asian Games 2018, India thrashed Japan 8-0 in league stages but eventually Japan won the Gold medal.

In match 7 of Hero Asian Men’s Hockey Championship, Manpreet Singh’s India thrashed Japan 9-0 at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat. India were always in command and scored goals in every quarter of the match. Akashdeep was named player oif the match for his 2 goals.

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India’s performance against Pakistan

Skipper Manpreet Singh put on a stellar show as India registered a facile 3-1 victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in their second match of the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy on Saturday. India got off to the worst possible start as Pakistan forced a goal in the opening minute of the match through a penalty corner. In the first quarter of the game, Pakistan dominated as India struggled to penetrate the Pakistan defence. But India came back strongly and dominated rest of the quarter whereas Pakistan player looked tired in the final quarter.

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