HARBIN, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) — Asia’s high two seeds remained unbeaten within the males’s ice hockey Group A on the Harbin Asian Winter Games, with South Korea defeating Chinese Taipei and Kyrgyzstan cruising previous China on Wednesday.
South Korea, ranked second in Asia, eased to a dominant 14-1 victory over world No. 40 Chinese Taipei. Kong Yu-chan put South Korea forward within the sixth minute, with six different gamers contributing to a outstanding nine-goal haul within the first two intervals.
The third interval noticed South Korea’s Nam Heedoo rating simply 22 seconds in, however Chinese Taipei’s 19-year-old Peng Mo responded with a historic purpose, marking the workforce’s first-ever purpose on the Harbin Asian Winter Games.
Despite a heavy 15-0 loss to Japan the day before today, Peng expressed his pleasure and gratitude to the gang.
“It’s unexpected to have such a supportive audience for our team. I’m happy to have the opportunity to score against a dominant team like South Korea,” he mentioned, including “It’s a precious experience for me. I’ll do my best in the next match and enjoy every moment in Harbin.”
Later on Wednesday, Kazakhstan, the top-ranked workforce in Asia, displayed outstanding offensive energy, netting a powerful six-goal streak. China’s Zhang Pengfei pulled one again, with the match ending 6-1.
“We still have a gap with Kazakhstan, but I’m happy we were able to score. I’d like to thank my teammates for their teamwork. This is my first time participating in the Asian Winter Games, and having it held at home makes it even more meaningful,” Zhang mentioned.
In different males’s matches, Kuwait defeated Singapore 10-3, Japan overwhelmed Thailand 8-1, Kyrgyzstan dominated Bahrain 29-0, Hong Kong, China swept previous India 30-0, and Turkmenistan beat Macao, China 26-0.