Asian Champions Trophy 2023: Indian Hockey team beats Malaysia by 5-0
The host of the Asian Champions Trophy 2023 has come up with a great win. It was Selvam Karthi who gave the lead to the Indian team right at the start of the match. In the first quarter of the match, he was able to score in the first 15 minutes of the match. That really turned the game. Since the beginning of the match Malaysia was under pressure, and they were not able to recover from the pressure they went through.
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It was Harmanpreet Singh, and Hardik Singh, who both ensured to Convert the Penalty Corner(PCs) into goals. That is how the score reached 3-0. Later on, Gurjant Singh and Jugraj went on to score two more goals for the team. That certainly changed the game for the team.
With the help of this win, India has moved to the top of the order with 7 points. They have managed to collect these 7 points in 3 games. Malaysia has 6 points and they are at no. 2nd spot of the table. It is still not easy to decide the best team for the tournament, that is because stage 1 of the tournament is yet not over.
Table:
The position on the table is as given below. It is too early to comment on the rest of the matches, and the result of the tournament. But the position of the teams on the table certainly looks very competitive.
- India – points 7
- Malaysia – points 6
- South Korea – points 5
- Japan – points 2
- Pakistan – points 2
- China – points 1
As a host, there is certainly a lot of pressure on India to prove themselves in front of their home crowd. However, winning in front of the home crowd is certainly is going to make a lot of difference in the reputation of the Indian Hockey team.
