Asian Champions Trophy: India knocks Pakistan, finish as table toppers in group stage
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Skipper Harmanpreet Singh scored twice as India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan 4-0 in their final round-robin league match here on Wednesday to advance to the semifinals unbeaten. India now leads the standings with 13 points after four wins and one draw.
Harmanpreet (15th, 23rd minutes) converted two penalty corners, while Jugraj Singh (36th) added another. In the 55th minute, India's final goal came from the sticks of Akashdeep Singh on a field play.
The Men in Blue march into the Semi Finals of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023 undefeated.#HockeyIndia #IndiaKaGame #HACT2023 pic.twitter.com/30JNbIohdb
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) August 9, 2023
🆅🅸🅲🆃🅾️🆁🆈 ✌️
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) August 9, 2023
Magnificent game by our #MenInBlue 🏑 🇮🇳 with a dominant clean sheet victory 4️⃣-0️⃣ over Pakistan 🇵🇰 💪
What more could one ask for excellent goalkeeping, brilliant defending, monstrous drag flicks complemented by super supportive crowd 🙌
Incredible from… pic.twitter.com/eHEn1TZuaK
Pakistan were eliminated from the tournament on goal difference despite finishing with the same five points as Korea and Japan. Pakistan needed a draw or a one-goal loss to advance to the semifinals.
Before the game, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin greeted the players from both countries, and Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin also made an appearance.
India will face Japan in the semifinals, while Malaysia will face Korea on Friday.