Hangzhou [China], October 6 (ANI): The Indian males’s hockey crew dethroned 2018 gold medallist Japan within the males’s hockey occasion on Friday and certified for the Paris Olympics 2024 by claiming their fourth gold medal within the Asian Games.
The Indian crew continued to do wonders for the reason that arrival of head coach Craig Fulton as they remained unbeaten all through the occasion and defeated Japan by 5-1 within the nineteenth Asian Games.
Both groups kicked off the ultimate on equal preceedings as Japan and India appeared to breach one another’s defence and break the stalemate.
Skipper Harmanpreet Singh seeking to showcase his prowess within the penalty nook did not get previous the keeper within the fifteenth minute.
The first quarter ended goalless.
India drew the primary blood within the second quarter with Manpreet scoring a objective with a reverse hit within the twenty fifth minute of the sport.
Indian goalkeeper Sreejesh wasn’t made to work exhausting as the primary half ended with India having fun with a objective benefit.
Harmanpreet scored from a drag flick which was full of venom following a Penalty Corner to extend India’s result in 2-0.
Amit Rohidas added one other objective to take India a step nearer in direction of the gold medal. The third quarter ended with India simply quarter-hour away from incomes a a lot deserved gold medal.
The fourth and the ultimate quarter noticed a number of motion with Mandeep Singh limping off the sector.
In the thirty sixth minute, Abhishek made it 4-0, as he flicked it over after receiving the ball from Hardik.
Moments earlier than the harm, Japan had a penalty nook and Sreejesh was compelled to make a double save. But it wasn’t sufficient as Tanaka sneaked in to make it 4-1.
Harmanpreet added the icing on the cake and made it 5-1 with a flick shot. (ANI)