Women’s Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2023: India and Japan win hat-trick, India defeats China 2-1
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Ranchi: India and Japan women’s hockey team Ranchi K Marang Gomke registered its third consecutive win on Monday in the ongoing Jharkhand Women’s Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2023 at Jaipal Singh Munda Astroturf Hockey Stadium. India defeated China 2-1 while Japan defeated Thailand 4-0. Meanwhile, in another match, Malaysia held Korea to a 1-1 draw. World number-7 Indian team made an aggressive start against Asian Games 2023 gold medal winner China and opened its account within the first quarter itself. Deepika scored this goal for the host team through a penalty corner in the 15th minute. The second goal for the four-time Asian Games bronze medalist Indian team came in the form of a field goal in the 26th minute from the stick of midfielder Salima Tete. However, China also opened its account by scoring a goal in the third quarter. This goal for the team was scored by Jiaqi Zhong on the penalty corner in the 41st minute.
This is India’s third consecutive win in three matches.
There was a tough fight between the two teams in the fourth and last quarter, but the Indian team, keeping its defense strong, won the match 2-1 with a lead of one goal and completed its winning hat-trick. This is India’s third consecutive win in three matches. The host team now has nine points and is firmly on top in the points table of six teams. Japan is also at second position with nine points after three consecutive wins, while Korea is at third and China at fourth position. Malaysia is at fifth and Thailand at sixth.
This is Japan’s third consecutive win in three matches.
Earlier, Japan continued its winning campaign and completed its winning hat-trick by defeating Thailand 4-0. For Japan, which is ranked 11th in the world ranking, Mei Toriyama scored goals in the 29th, captain Yuri Nagai in the 34th, Kana Urata in the 35th and then Chiko Fujibayashi scored on the penalty corner in the 50th. This is Japan’s third consecutive win in three matches while Thailand’s third consecutive defeat. World number-29 Thailand team has so far conceded 17 goals in three matches and has been able to score only one goal, while in the first match of the day, Korea and Malaysia faced each other. Korea came into the competition to win its second title and Malaysia team to open its account, but both the teams were forced to share the points.
After a goalless first half, World No. 12 Korea took a 1-0 lead in the second half with the help of Seo Suyong’s goal from a penalty corner in the 35th minute. Although Suyong had to face a green card in the 57th minute, Malaysia soon equalized the match at 1-1. Azhar Noor scored this goal for Malaysia on a penalty corner in the 58th minute. World number-19 Malaysia is still looking for its first win after three matches. The team had to face defeat in its first two matches. A total of six teams are participating in this tournament being played on the basis of round robin league stage. Apart from host India, these include teams from China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Thailand. After the league stage, the top 4 teams in the points table will qualify for the semi-finals. India is searching for its first title since 2016. The Indian team has won silver medals in 2013 and 2018.
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