Indian Junior Men’s Hockey Team in a gaggle picture previous to leaving for Oman to take part within the Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2023, at Kempegowda International Airport, in Bengaluru on May 19.
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Defending champions India moved into the semifinals of the Men’s Junior Asia Cup with a 17-0 win over Thailand of their final Pool A match.
India, who’re prone to prime the four-team Pool A with 10 factors from 4 video games after victories over Chinese Taipei, Japan and Thailand and a 1-1 draw towards Pakistan, have been unstoppable with Angad Bir Singh scoring 4 objectives (thirteenth, thirty third, forty seventh, fifty fifth min).
They will learn about their semifinal opponents afterward Monday when Pool B leaders Malaysia are scheduled to play Oman and Pakistan will tackle Japan in Pool A.
Pakistan might push India to second spot in Pool A in the event that they beat Japan of their final group match by greater than 14 objectives.
Besides Angad, the opposite goal-getters for India late on Sunday night time have been Yogember Rawat (seventeenth), captain Uttam Singh (twenty fourth, thirty first), Amandeep Lakra (twenty sixth, twenty ninth), Araijeet Singh Hundal (thirty sixth), Vishnukant Singh (thirty eighth), Bobby Singh Dhami (forty fifth), Sharda Nand Tiwari (forty sixth), Amandeep (forty seventh), Rohit (forty ninth), Sunit Lakra (54th) and Rajinder Singh (56th).
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India started the competition with confidence, attacking Thailand with monotonous regularity, however have been unable to interrupt by means of within the early exchanges. Thailand not solely soaked up the stress but in addition made some forays into the rival territory.
However, the defending champions edged forward simply earlier than the top of the primary quarter when Angad (thirteenth) discovered the again of the web.
Yogember Rawat doubled the benefit within the seventeenth minute and earlier than the half ended, captain Uttam (twenty fourth) had additionally acquired on the score-sheet, scoring from shut vary.
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Uttam (thirty first) made it 6-0 within the first minute of the third quarter, rifling it into the highest nook from the correct, and moments later Angad (thirty third) too acquired his second for the night time.
India have been main 10-0 earlier than the beginning of the ultimate quarter.
India continued to assault with full pressure as Sharda Nand Tiwari (forty sixth), Amandeep (forty seventh) and Angad (forty seventh) struck in fast succession to make it 13-0.
