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Tezzbuzz|17-09-2024
In this tournament being played in Hulunbur, China, Team India defeated the host team in the final held on Tuesday 17 September.
Asian Champions Trophy: The Indian hockey team has once again won the Asian Champions Trophy title. Team India won the title for the second time in a row and fifth time overall by defeating China 1-0 in the final.
Jugraj Singh scored the only goal of the final for Team India. The Chinese team could not score a goal even after four quarters.In this tournament being played in Hulunbur, China, Team India defeated the host team in the final held on Tuesday 17 September. Thus India won the title of the tournament by defeating China in the first and last matches of the tournament. Pakistan won the bronze medal by defeating South Korea.
After defeating China 3-0 in the first match of the tournament, the Indian team led by Harmanpreet Singh won the title by winning 7 consecutive matches including the final.
Team India neither lost a single match nor drew any match.However, in the final held on Tuesday evening, Team India had to work hard to win. In the first quarter, Indian players created many chances but China's defenders and goalkeepers played brilliantly and did not let them convert into goals. In the 8th minute, Abhishek Singh shot directly at the goal. Here China Le's goalkeeper made a brilliant save.
The score remained 0-0 in the second and third quarters. India and China could not score a single goal in the second and third quarters.
In the second quarter, the Chinese team gave a tough fight to India. In this quarter, the Indian team got very few chances, but they could not convert them into goals. The Chinese defenders faced the Indian attack strongly. After this, the third quarter also remained goalless. In this quarter, the Chinese team played aggressively and created some chances but the Indian defenders thwarted their efforts.Jugraj's goal in the fourth quarter-
In the final, the Indian hockey team scored the first goal in the fourth quarter and took a 1-0 lead over China.
This goal for India was scored by Jugraj Singh in the 7th minute of the fourth quarter. Here captain Harmanpreet passed the ball to Abhishek, after which Jugraj counterattacked and scored a goal. In the 56th minute of the match, China equalized India's lead by removing its goalkeeper. But China failed to score a goal.(For more news apart from India won Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament by defeating China, stay tuned to Read)