Asian Champions Trophy HIGHLIGHTS: India, Japan share spoils; Malaysia beats China 5-1, Korea 1-1 Pakistan

India 1-1 Japan

Malaysia 5-1 china

Korea 1-1 Pakistan

And that will be it. A draw means India will stay second in the table as Malaysia will continue to stay at the top

We’re into the final five minutes of the last quarter. India is doing everything it can, throwing whatever it can at Japan but has hit a roadblock everytime in the form of Yoshikawa

SAVED! Jugraj Singh’s drag flick was packed with a punch but it is blocked by Yoshikawa

PC for India. Harmanpreet Singh’s drag flick thuds on to the first rusher’s knee. Termed as dangerous play.

With that the penultimate quarter comes to an end

Harmanpreet Singh restores delivers once again as he restores parity. He is at the first castle and keeps the flick low. Nutmegs the keeper on the way to the board.

Japan with a composed spell of possession. Has not managed to get near the circle though but it is content with just having the ball.

SAVED! Yoshikawa with another save. Akashdeep gets space at the edge of the circle and he unleashes a tomahawk.

The second half begins with India reeling 0-1 behind. However, with the kind of talent that Craig Fulton’s side possesses, one would expect them to bounce back sooner rather than later

Japan’s penalty corner defense and India’s inability to capitalise on crucial moments have costed the men in blue so much so that they are currently trailing 0-1 against a team that they demolished 8-0 in the World Cup earlier this year!

After multiple failed attempts from India, Japan gets the better over the men in blue. Nagayoshi gets the drag flick between the legs of Varun Kumar. Japan, unexpectedly, takes the lead in the contest.

MISS! Another chance for India. Karthi Selvam gets room for a tomahawk from the left side. It is a clean hit but goes wide.

Chance! Two chances in seconds for India. Akashdeep Singh squares the ball but Gurjant fails to tap it in.

Sumit then takes a second swipe at the goal which is saved by Yoshikawa under the bar.

Japan’s defence of the penalty corner remains on the point. Three corners in succession and India still fails to find a way. The last attempt is again not halted at the edge which allows Japan to cover ground and thwart the chance.

Penalty corner number six for India and we’re still in the first quarter! Hardik ends up taking the shot from the left baseline which deflects off the keeper and hits the post

A penalty corner for India. Gurjant penetrates the circle and then finds the foot of a Japan player.

Vivek Sagar Prasad sitting out two minutes for a foul.

Japan fails to trap the ball. Sukhjeet Singh and Mandeep Singh break out on a counter but the former’s last pass is intercepted right on the edge of the circle

Another penalty corner for India, which already had three consecutive ones. The fourth attempt sees India failing to trap the ball at the edge of the circle. Fantastic work by Japan then to close down Vivek Sagar Prasad’s reverse hit.

India wins a penalty corner. Taiki Takade is not five metres away from India’s free hit.

A circle entry for India which culminates with Shamsher taking a shot. A comfortbale save for Yoshikawa.

India gets the ball rolling and will play left to right in the first half

The referees and the players make their way into the middle in front of a packed crowd, of course, the majority of the support is for the men in blue! First up, its Japan’s national anthem

A 1-0 victory or a win by atleast two goals if it concedes is what India needs to get back to the top of the points table.

India coach Craig Fulton ahead of the match: It was a good start. A confidence builder. Some good goals with the PC working. It is a different challenge today. We will respect with opposition.

Japan coach Akira Takahashi: We played well yesterday but we did not win. We need to be more focused. We need to play with confidence to win.

Korea 1-1 Pakistan

China 1-5 Malaysia

Malaysia moves to the top of the table with two wins in two games.

India: PR Sreejesh, Varun Kumar, Jarmanpreet Singh, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Gurjant Singh, Mandeep Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Sumit, Nilakanta Sharma, Akashdeep Singh.

Japan: Takashi Yoshikawa, Shota Yamada, Seren Tanaka, Kentaro Fukuda, Taiki Takade, Yuma Nagai, Manabu Yamashita, Raiki Fujishima, Ryosei Kato, Masaki Ohashi, Kaito Tanaka.

Malaysia moves to the top of the points table. The forward line was dominant for the Speedy Tigers with Firhan Ashari and Faizal Saari having an influence in all the goals.

Najmi Jazlan squeezes his drag flick between Caiyu Wang’s legs to get the fifth goal for Malaysia.

It is all about goal difference for the Malaysians now.

Malaysia comfortably controlling the pace of play. A win would take the side top of the table after the result.

Firhan Ashari gets his second! Faiz Jali slaps the ball into the China circle. A deflection lands for Ashari who makes no mistake in the finish.

Changliang Lin misses! That was a close chance for China. The ball bounces in front of the China captain from the left side. He goes for a mid-air shot with a reverse stick. Misses the target.

Faizal Saari sets up another chance for Azrai but the latter’s tomahawk goes wide of goal.

Malaysia gets a third! Azrai and Firhan Ashari combine down the middle of the circle right at the end of the quarter to pull Malaysia two clear.

Chengfu Chen fails to sort his feet out in time. Concedes a penalty corner as his dribble hits straight onto his foot.

Malaysia, however, cannot score after a clearance by the post man and a save by the keeper.

Amirul Azahar misses a simple tap in chance at the far post.

Faiz Jali of Malaysia is shown a green card for foul near the half-way line. Malaysia down to 10 men for the next two minutes.

China wins the referral. The TV umpire thinks it had moved the stipulated distance and China’s tackle was fair.

China takes a referral. Malaysia gets a PC after China is deemed to have tackled within five metres from the free hit spot. China claims it had let the ball move five metres.

The game resumes for the second half.

Malaysia goes into the half-time break with a slender advantage. It took time to get rolling in the contest and was surprised by China’s early goal.

Firhan Ashari with a long run into the China circle. He appeals for a penalty corner for a stick check. Uses a referral too.

Ashran Hamsani enters the China circle from the right side but is crowded out by the defence which makes him commit an error. China wins a free hit.

Another chance for China. A pass from the right wing lands at Weibao Ao. He takes it wide and opts for a tomahawk only to send it over the top.

Not to be for China from the cormer. The ball is hit straight at the keeper and it is a comfortable save.

China gets a penalty corner. It creates an overload on the right wing and moves the ball into the circle. A Malaysian foot interupts the ball and China gets a chance to score.

Abu Kamal Azrai gets on the score sheet. The drag flick is saved by the Chinese keeper. But Azrai pounces on the rebound and sends it into the roof of the net.

Amirul Azahar wins a penalty corner for Malaysia.

Malaysia scores! Faisal Saari gets his team level. A penalty corner flick smashed right into the corner of the net.

Malaysia beginning to find its feet. The circle entries are going up as well as the possession.

Chongcong Chen puts China ahead. There was a slap shot sent into the Malaysian circle. A deflection leaves it in the path of Chen who puts it into the net.

Malaysia gets the possession to start the game.

Malaysia and China are done with their national anthems. Up next: Hockey!

China: Caiyu Wang, Qijun Chen, Chengfu Chen, Jiesheng Gao, Wenhui E, Chongcong Chen, Zixiang Guo, Shihao Du, Changliang Lin, Lei Meng, Ao Weibao

Malaysia: Zaimi Mat Deris, Marhan Jalil, Faizal Saari, Firhan Ashari, Razie Rahim, Faiz Jali, Azuan Hasan, Abu Kamal Azrai, Najmi Jazlan, Muhammad Hassan, Amirul Azahar

Played: 13 | China: 1 | Malaysia: 11 | Draw: 1

There’s no stopping hockey in Chennai at the Asian Champions Trophy. Korea and Pakistan served a thrilling contest but that was just the beginning. Malaysia and China play the second game of the day.

Korea goes top of the table, although conditionally. Pakistan gets its first point.

A draw! Pakistan is once again left to rue the missed chances as it settles for a point. It was played at a maddening pace towards the end and Korea would be the happier side.

Pakistan had the better chances and it could convert only one. Korea too had chances but not as clear ones as its opposition, thanks to some neat defensive display by the Green Shirts.

It needed a penalty stroke in the final quarter for Korea to ensure it takes a point.

The drag flick from Sufyan Khan strikes the knee of the first rusher and Korea gets a free hit.

Pakistan gets a penalty corner. Abdul Rehman wins it for the team in the left side of the circle.

Less than a minute left in the game.

Korea gets two back to back penalty corners but it cannot get either one to go in.

How did Pakistan not score there? Pinball in the Korea circle as Pakistan attempts a shot. Saved once by the keeper. The ball still comes back to a Pakistani stick. The second shot goes off the post and out of play.

SAVE! Akmal Hussain with a vital block in goal. JungHoo Kim’s shot is straight at him and he blocks it with his left hand.

Korea fails to trap the injection from the penalty corner. A chance wasted!

Another short corner for Korea. A ball comes in from the left into the Pakistani circle which is put over the baseline intentionally by a Pakistan stick.

Jihun Wang converts the chance. Hits the ball into the bottom left corner. No chance for Akmal Hussain.

What a thrilling finish to the game we have in front of us.

Jonghyun Jang’s drag flick strikes the post man on the body. A PENALTY STROKE FOR KOREA!

Aqeel Ahmed is tracking back to defend and the Korea player manages to find the foot of the Pakistan defender. Penalty corner for Korea.

Cheon Woo Ji gets some room to take a shot in the Pakistan circle. But bodies surround him and he is rushed into the shot.

Pakistan survives. The TV umpire sees the ball come off the stick.

Jonghyun Jang’s drag flick is stopped at the line by Arshad. But the referee has asked for a referral. He thinks there might be a penalty stroke for the ball striking Arshad’s body.

Double whammy for Pakistan. It loses a player to a green card and then concedes a short corner.

Chance for Korea! A circle entry from the right flank. The ball is parried away by Akmal Hussain and lands to Manjae Jung. His tomahawk flies over the goal.

Pakistan survives with the one-goal lead. The end of the third quarter and Korea has just one period left to try and claw its way back into the contest.

Again, Pakistan’s Sufiyan Khan fails to connect from the penalty corner. Fourth penalty corner for the side and Pakistan cannot score for the fourth time.

Pakistan comes close again! Sufiyan Khan’s drag flick from the penalty corner is deflected by Hannan. But the ball gets too much elevation and misses the bar.

Korea hits the post! A penalty corner for the side and Jonghyun Jang finds the sweet spot. Akmal Hussain gets a leg to it which sends the ball onto the post.

A chance for Pakistan early on. Korea takes possession from the centre but lose it. Hannan’s pass, however, is intrcepted in the circle.

Pakistan goes ahead at half time courtesy of Hannan’s goal. Like last night, it had plenty of chances but failed to connect most of the decisive strike in front of goal.

On the other end, Pakistan have been much better. Not letting the Korea attack any meaningful space in the final third.

Pakistan is crowding the circle and not letting Korea find space to enter or pass into the area.

Sunghyun Kim gets into the circle and continues his dribble. But his attempt to catch a Paksitani foot goes in vain.

Pakistan captain Umar Bhutta is off the field with a green card.

Hannan scores! He gets a pass in front of the goal and connects it with the stick to get Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan loses its referral appealing a penalty corner decision. Abdul Hannan took a free hit and claimed the opponent was not five yards away. The TV umpire sticks to the on-field call.

Another penalty corner for Pakistan. Ahtisham Aslam finds a Korean foot to get a scoring chance for Pakistan.

Pakistan cannot convert the chance yet again. Muhammad Sufiyan Khan’s drag flick flies over the goal.

That’s the end of the quarter.

Now Jaehyeon Kim saves a penalty corner attempt from Pakistan. It was a variation but Kim dives to his right to ensure the score stays 0-0.

Akmal Hussain saves a Korea penalty corner. Was hit straight at him by Jonghyun Jang and the Pakistan keeper denies him.

Abdul Rehman misses an easy chance. Gets it on a platter and he has to hit it into an open goal. Sends it wide, instead.

Korea with the better part of possession so far. Just one circle entry from Pakistan which Abdul Hannan Shahid passes wide of a teammate.

The teams are out in the middle. The Korea anthems is played followed by Pakistan’s.

Played: 27 | Korea: 8 | Pakistan: 14 | Drawn: 5

India shot up to the top of the standings with a thumping win against China. Here is how the full table looks:

The Pakistan team could not travel to India with its entire coaching entourage. It did not have a physio for the tournament. So, Chennai’s Rajkamal stepped in to help the team.

Korea: Jaehyeon Kim, Manjae Jung, Dain Son, Jungjun Lee, Woo Cheon Ji, Cheoleon Park, Hyeseung Lee, Sunghyun Kim, Seunghoon Lee, Hyeongjin Kim, Jonghun Jang

Pakistan: Akmal Hussain, Muhammad Abdullah, Ahtisham Aslam, Aqeel Ahmad, Arshad Liaqat, Abdul Rana, Abdul Shahid, Zikirya Hayat, Umar Bhutta, Muhammad Khan, Afraz

Korea beat Japan 2-1

Malaysia beat Pakistan 3-1

India beat China 7-2

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Korea vs Pakistan - 04:00 PM IST

China vs Malaysia - 06:15 PM IST

India vs Japan - 08:30 PM IST