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The Indian hockey team registered its fourth consecutive win in the Asian Champions Trophy 2024. In the match played in China on Thursday, the Indian team defeated South Korea 3-1. Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored 2 goals for India. The Indian team has already reached the semi-finals. The team defeated China in the first match, Japan in the second and Malaysia in the third. The Indian team will play its next match against Pakistan on September 14.
Asian Champions Trophy 2024
The first goal of the competition came in the first quarter. Arajit Singh Hundal scored for India in the 8th minute. After this, in the 9th minute, Harmanpreet doubled the lead by scoring a goal from a penalty corner. Korea's Yang Jihun reduced the lead by scoring a goal in the 30th minute. In the 43rd minute, Harmanpreet scored again and made the score 3-1.
Captain Harmanpreet Singh also completed his 200th goal during this period. He completed 200 goals of his career by scoring a goal in the ninth minute of the match. There he scored the 201st goal of his career in the 43rd minute. Major Dhyanchand's name comes first in the list of all-time highest goal scorers in Indian hockey. He has scored 570 goals, while Balbir Singh Senior has 246 goals to his credit. Harmanpreet Singh has reached the third position, while KD Singh has 175 goals to his name. Dhanraj Pillai is at the fifth position with 170 goals.
Asian Champions Trophy 2024
Let us tell you that India is at the first position in the points table of Asian Champion Trophy. India has 12 points with 4 wins in 4 matches. Pakistan is at the second position. It has 5 points with 1 win and 2 draws in 3 matches. Indian team will play its next match against Pakistan on 14th September. The final match of this tournament will be played on 17th September.
