India Claims 5th Asian Champions Trophy Title by Defeating China in a Thrilling Final
India Claims 5th Asian Champions Trophy Title by Defeating China in a Thrilling Final
India claims the 5th Asian Champions Trophy title with a 1-0 victory over China in the 2024 final. A decisive goal by Jugraj in the 51st minute sealed the gold for India at Moqi Training Base, Hulunbuir, China. Read more about the intense match.
Asian Champions Trophy final: The Indian team won the title for the 5th time, defeated China in the final, and won the gold.
The Indian team faced China in the final of the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2024. India defeated China 1-0 in the decisive match played at Moqi Training Base, Hulunbuir, China. Earlier in the second semi-final, the Indian team entered the final by defeating Korea 4-1. On the other hand, in the first semi-final, China defeated Pakistan in a penalty shootout to make it to the final for the first time. So far in the tournament, the Indian team was on a winning spree. The team had won all its matches.
India Claims 5th Asian Champions Trophy: No goal in the first quarter
In the first quarter, both teams could not score any goal. The Indian team got 2 necessary chances, but the team could not register them on the scoreboard. Even after the end of 15 minutes of play, the score remained 0-0. India got penalty corners in the 10th and 11th minutes. India has fielded Suraj Karkera for the second quarter.
Score 0-0 in the first half too
Till the first half, the teams could not score any goal. China showed great defense. This was the reason that the Indian team, which won 6 matches in a row, could not score any goal in the first 30 minutes. This was the first time in the tournament that the Indian hockey team did not score any goal till the first half. In the 27th minute, India got a penalty corner, but it went in vain. Harmanpreet took a shot but the ball hit the end of the post and bounced back.
The third quarter remained goalless
The Indian hockey team, which has been winning all the matches in the tournament so far, looked helpless in front of China in the final. Both the teams did not score any goal in the third quarter either. China, which is playing the final for the first time, showed great defense throughout the match.
India took the lead at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Both the teams did not score any goal for the first 50 minutes. After this, in the 51st minute, Jugraj converted Harmanpreet Singh’s pass into a goal.
