Already in Semifinals, India Look to Maintain Unbeaten Run in Match Against South Korea – News18

Already via to the semifinals, India would look to preserve their unbeaten run and high the factors desk once they face South Korea in their final league match of the ladies’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey match on Thursday.

India are at the moment main the six-workforce league desk with 12 factors whereas South Korea, who’re additionally already via to the semifinals, are third with seven factors from 4 matches.

The high 4 groups after the spherical-robin league stage qualify for the semifinals.

India have had a dominating run in the match up to now, having overwhelmed Thailand (7-1), Malaysia (5-0), China (2-1) and Japan (2-1).

South Korea, who’ve received two matches, misplaced one (towards Japan) and drawn one, would eye to finish the league stage with a victory towards the hosts.

Historically, South Korea have the sting in head-to-head file, having received 12 matches out of the 20 video games towards India. India have received 5 video games, whereas three matches ended in a draw.

The final match between the 2 groups — in the course of the Hangzhou Asian Games — had additionally ended in a 1-1 draw.

India are coming into Thursday’s match with a morale-boosting 2-1 win over Japan whereas South Korea additionally beat Thailand 3-0 on Tuesday.

Sangita Kumari has been in nice contact with 4 targets up to now in the match and is the joint high scorer with Zhong Jiaqi of China.

Vandana Katariya, who performed her three hundredth worldwide match in India’s 2-1 win over Japan on Tuesday to turn into the county’s most capped lady participant, would even be trying to add to her two targets in the match.

India head coach Janneke Schopman mentioned her gamers are decided to finish the league stage unbeaten.

“Our journey in this tournament has been incredible so far. The players have exhibited exceptional teamwork, skill, and resilience. We are determined to finish the Pool stage on a high note by defeating Korea,” she mentioned.

The Indian workforce is attempting to redeem itself after the frustration of its failure to clinch the gold medal on the Hangzhou Asian Games, which might have given the nation a direct qualification to subsequent yr’s Paris Olympics.

India misplaced 0-4 to China in the semifinals of the Asian Games in Hangzhou however defeated Japan 2-1 to clinch the bronze medal.

India have received the Asian Champions Trophy solely as soon as — in 2016 — whereas they had been runners-up twice, in 2013 and 2018.

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