The young Indian hockey team put out some impressive and fast-paced hockey in a Super 4 match against South Korea, but an outright victory saw them crash out of the Asia Cup title race on Tuesday in a 4-4 draw. Gave.
Malaysia’s 5-0 win over Japan at the start of the day meant that an outright victory became a pre-requisite India To qualify for the summit clash.
India, Malaysia and Korea both finished on five points each in the Super 4 stage, but the Birender Lakra-side fell behind by goal difference.
Neelam Sanjeev Zes (9th), Dipsan Tirkey (21st), Mahesh Seshe Gowda (22nd) and Sakthivel Mariswaran (37th) scored for India, while Korea scored for Jang Jonghyun (13th), Ji Woo Cheon (13th). 18th minute), Kim Junghoo scored. 28th) and Jang Manje (44th).
Korea will now take on Malaysia in the final on Wednesday, while India will take on Japan in the third-fourth-place classification match.
It was a midfield slugfest between the two sides as both India and Korea tried to get the upper hand in the first quarter.
India secured a penalty corner in the second minute but Neelam Sanjeev Jess’s effort was saved by Korean goalkeeper Jaehyon Kim.
But in the ninth minute, Neelam scored with a low flick from India’s second penalty corner into the right bottom corner of the Korean net near Kim.
Two minutes after the first quarter, India lost a penalty corner and Jang Jonghyun was on target to equalize for Korea.
Korea made it 2-1 five minutes later when Ji Woo Cheon picked his spot after being fed by Jangjun Lee after a defensive lapse inside his own circle from Pawan Rajbhar.
But three minutes later, India leveled when Deepsan Tirkey converted the team’s third penalty corner. Mahesh Seshe Gowda restored the lead a minute later, pushing a counter-attack to Vishnukanta Singh’s pass.
Korea secured another penalty corner but this time the Indians defended well to deny the fight.
Two minutes after halftime, Kim Junghu equalized for Korea via a fine field goal from an acute angle, as both teams closed 3–3 at the break.
India were all out in the 37th minute through an unmarked Sakthivel Mariswaran, who tapped into a cross from Seshe Gowda from the right flank.
In the 42nd minute, Uttam Singh missed a sitter after failing to connect with Rajkumar’s cross in front of an open goal.
A yellow card to Yashdeep Siwach in three minutes from the third quarter, a five-minute suspension, cost India as Korea leveled again when Manje Jung deflected a long ball from midfield.
Just 27 seconds from the final hooter, Karti Selvam came close to giving India the winner, but Korean goalkeeper Kim Jaehyon defended a double to deny the title-holders a last-gasp winner.
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