Asian Games: The Indian hockey team did wonders on the 13th day of the Asian Games. Won his fourth gold medal in the Asian Games by defeating Japan 5-1 in the final match. With this, the Indian team secured the quota for the Paris Olympics. For India, Manpreet Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, and Abhishek scored goals. Japan could only score one goal during the entire match.
Asian Games: The Indian hockey team Win Gold
Indian hockey team did wonders in the Asian Games. Won the gold medal by defeating Japan 5-1 in the final. Manpreet Singh, captain Harmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, and Abhishek scored goals for India. With this victory, India has secured the quota for the Olympics 2024.
The Indian team showed a strong game in the first half. Indian players continued to attack. Although Japan’s defenders prevented India from scoring, India made excellent use of the penalty corner. Manpreet Singh reverse flicked the ball into the goal post and gave India a 1-0 lead.
Japan defeated in front of an Indian attack
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What a match!!
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Even after halftime, India continued to attack. Due to the mistakes of Japanese players, India got penalty corners 4 times. However, the Indian team was not successful in capitalizing on it. When India got a penalty corner for the fifth time in the second quarter, captain Harmanpreet Singh scored with the help of a brilliant drag-flicker. With this goal, the Indian team took a 2-0 lead.
Indian hockey team won the fourth Asian gold medal
At the same time, in the third quarter, Amit Rohidas scored a goal for India and increased India’s lead to 3-0. In the last quarter, Abhishek scored a goal for India and took the lead to 4-0. In the last moments, Japan fired a shell. In the last minute, Indian captain Harmanpreet scored a goal to increase the lead to 5-1. After missing the final whistle, India won the match 5-1. This is the fourth gold medal for Indian hockey in the Asian Games.