India 9-1 Korea, Highlights, Junior Asia Cup: India registers thumping win to book place in final

India is through to the final. A thumping win over Korea as the Men in Blue continue to juggernaut their way to the trophy. A treat for the Indian fans in audience today. It was a tale of two halves, really. India was ahead by two goals after the first period but it had to fight for the lead. The second half saw a barrage of goals from the Men in Blue. Dhami Boby Singh led the way with a hat-trick. He is rightly awarded the Player of the match award.

India not awaits to know the opponent for the final. Malaysia and Pakistan will battle it out in the second semifinal for the right to fight for the Asia junior crown.

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Angad Bir Singh’s reverse hit is blocked and parried away from goal.

Sharda Nand Tiwari scores! His drag flick is too powerful for the Korea custodian.

India gets a penalty corner.

Chirmako’s attempt is saved! India again breaking out on a corner.

Dhami Boby Singh gets a hat-trick. What a strike! He is way out on the edge of the circle. He has Cho and Lee in front of him trying to block. But the Indian throws the kitchen sink at it. Gets the goal.

JunYoel Lim is dribbling into the India circle but the ball strikes his foot. India gets the possession.

Yubin Kim and Choi with a pass and move play from the right. The final pass from the latter is mistimed and that leads to the attack fizzling out.

Vishnukant Singh gets the goal! The initial drag flick is saved but the deflection goes to Lalage who further plays it to his left. Vishnukant takes a look at the space in front of the goal and fires the ball in.

Hundal wins a PC for India. He initiates a long dribble from the middle of the Korea half and makes a circle penetration.

Minkwon Kim tries to fire the ball in from the right side. Gets the connection wrong and India gets the ball.

Dhami tries to hit a tomahawk in the circle but the attempt is dangerous. Kores wins a free hit.

Hwang converts the penalty corner. His drag flick beats the Indian keeper to the left side of the goal.

A penalty corner for Korea to start the final quarter. Amir Ali’s tackle on Yubin Kim’s stick is deemed a foul.

India really took this game by the scruf of the neck. Four goals to practically take any chances away from the Koreans.

Lalage’s shot in the dying minutes of the quarter is saved.

Park’s shot is saved by the Indian keeper. Gets a right hand to it.

Hundal is the lone man in Korea circle and tries to swing at a ball coming his way. Misjudges the speed and the ball goes out of play.

India is under pressure as Korea mounts an attack from the right. Vishnukant with neat control dribbles the ball out of danger.

India scores the sixth! Dhami Boby Singh with a tomahawk from the right side.

GOAL! Uttam Singh scores. He dribbles all the way into the Korea circle, squeezes his way between three Korea shirts, turns and shoots. The ball goes to the left of the goalkeeper.

SAVED! The drag flick is wide and a Korea player tries to deflect it as well but Shashikumar with a double save keeps the side from scoring.

Korea wins a penalty corner.

SAVED! India’s Shashikumar is forced to dive to his right to block a shot.

India are piling on the pressure. Angad Bir Singh gets the goal. A drag shot from the left of the circle as the ball rolled towards him.

GOAL! India strikes in the first minute post the restart. Dhami Boby Singh steals the ball from Cho on the 22-yard line. Cho was the last man and he was sloppy to concede possession like that. Boby moves into the circle and fires a reverse hit.

The second half starts with Korea taking possession.

A goal in each quarter by Lakra and Hunjal have seen India take a comfortable 2-0 lead in this last-four contest against Korea.

Korea has the ball right in front of the goal. A perfect chance to take a shot but Choi commits a foul and India escapes.

Uttam cannot find a touch on a pass that was fired into the Korea circle. The ball goes out of play and Korea wins possession.

Chirmako wins a free hit just outside the Korea circle before Uttam gives the ball away.

Korea makes an entry into the Indian circle before a last ditch tackle prevents a shot on goal.

Sunit puts in a tackle and thinks he has won the ball fairly. But the umpire, much to Sunit’s disappointment, judges that as a stick check.

Angad Bir Singh’s reverse stick shot goes wide of the goal.

India doubles the advantage. It is Araijeet Singh Hundal who gets on the scoresheet. Vishnukant dribbled the ball from the right side of the field and then slashed a tomahawk into the circle. Hundal gets the perfect deflection to change the direction of the ball as the keeper went the other way.

India again controlling the tempo of the game.

India takes possession to get the second period underway.

India goes ahead via Sunit Lakra’s strike. The game had been pretty even till that mark with Korea trying to breach the Indian defence on multiple occasions.

India is breaking out on a counter attack with Lalage controling the ball close to the Korea circle when the hooter goes off.

India happy to keep the ball in its own half and slow down the game as the end of the opening period nears.

Angad Bir Singh tries to play the ball in from the right but fails to beat the defender.

GOAL! Sunit Lakra puts India ahead. The ball goes loose in the Korea circle after an Indian player attempts to dribble it in. Luckily for the Men in Blue, Lakra is the one who gets it. He slashes hard and beats the custodian.

Amandeep and Uttam try to combine down the right wing but the ball is swept clear by a Korea shirt.

India tries to enter the Korea circle down the right but the ball strikes the foot of Indian player.

India’s attempt to play an aerial ball into the Korea circle fails.

India starts the semifinal game against Korea.

India: 8 | Korea: 3 | Draw: 6

• India 18-0 Chinese Taipei
• India 3-1 Japan
• India 1-1 Pakistan
• India 17-0 Thailand

The live stream of India vs Korea Junior Asia Cup semifinal will be available on Watch.Hockey.

The match will begin from 08:00 PM IST.

With the Indian men’s hockey team reaching the semifinals of the ongoing Junior Asia Cup and booking its spot at the Junior World Cup later this year, coach CR Kumar is looking beyond, preparing players for the step up to the senior level.

India will most likely face South Korea in the semifinals on Wednesday and the defending champion – India won in 2015 with the 2021 edition cancelled due to COVID – is keen on continuing the momentum.

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