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Q4 15' India 9-0 China - The game ends with a play in the Chinese circle. Quite symbolic of how the game has been. Clinical from India as it has finished here in Kuantan.
Q4 13' India 9-0 China - A lot of game being played deep into the Chinese half and the Men in Red are doing well to defend and not concede anymore. Last two minutes remain.
Q4 11' India 9-0 China - India are doing really well here and looking to end the match by scoring some more goals. China do not have any clue about the Indian team's game and this has been a thoroughly complete performance.
Q4 6' India 9-0 China - GOOOOOOALLLLLLLLL Jasjit scores with a thunderbolt
Q4 4' India 8-0 China - India begin the final quarter of the game by putting together a string of passes and winning a penalty corner but do not convert,
Last quarter to begin shortly.
Q3 15' India 8-0 China - You can see how relaxed the Indians are on the bench and they should be after a superb third quarter. A string of passes and an error from China bring the third quarter to an end.
Q3 13' India 8-0 China - China need to be a bit more alert here as India are looking quite menacing. and could score 13-14 if not stopped. India attack again and Affan does some good work to get the ball to Nikkin, who forces an excellent save off the Chinese goalkeeper. China are living dangerously here.
Q3 11' India 8-0 China - China lose the ball again and India break. Sardar plays the ball to the Affan from the right side and he scores. What a finish. It is raining goals here.
Q3 9' India 7-0 China - India exchange passes and Akashdeep gets the ball in the circle and BOOM. GOAALLLLLL India lead 7-0. Poor from China. This is getting embarrassing from them. China look for an immediate reply and win a penalty corner. The ball is injected but results in a long corner.
Q3 7' India 6-0 China - Alertness shown by Akash Chikte, who has not done much. India break soon and suddenly there are three four Indians therein the Chinese circle. Lalit gets it and GOAAALLLLLL. Swift counter attack and superb work from Nikkin. Passes it to Lalit and he scores.
Q3 6' India 5-0 China - Excellent work from Uthappa to get the ball to Nikkin, who does well to finish it past the Chinese goalkeeper. The game resumes and Rupinder's surge forward leaves him with acres of space but he cannot finish it. China attack afterwards and a pass inside the circle sees them win a penalty corner. Ball injected and they try a variation. Stopped. Another penalty corner but Chikte saves it. Good save.
Q3 4' India 5-0 China - China get into the game by winning a Free Hit off Uthappa and play it around. They drive into the circle and a quickfire pass is played across but Rupinder defends well and India are quick to counter attack. Akashdeep gets the ball in front of all but cannot finish it. Almost a goal there for India. They attack again and Uthappa to Nikkin and GOAAALLLLLLL
Q3 2' India 4-0 China - India start the second half and are shooting from right to left. They enter the Chinese half and win a free hit but play it back. India looking to control the ball and Chinglesana does well to keep possession despite slipping. Sedate start to the second half.
We are back with the second half and Oltmans says he expects his team to repeat the performance of the second quarter.
We will be back with the second half shortly.
Q2 15' India 4-0 China - India get down to business again as they start passing the ball around. Just to clarify, that goal did not stand because the ball was trapped inside the circle. Good umpiring. Last minute of the first half sees China have the possession but India's pressing wins it back for the Men In Blue. India lead by 4-0 and have not given away anything to China. Oltmans will be happy.
Q2 13' India 4-0 China - Pardeep gets the ball close to the Chinese circle and his bring down followed by a run induces a Foot Foul and Penalty corner to India. Uthappa injects and Rupinder. Guess what happens? GOAAAALLLLLLLLLL. NOO wait. Umpire refers it to the video umpire for it being too close to outside the circle. The goal does not stand.
Q2 12' India 4-0 China - India win the ball back again and they pass it around. Kothajit gives it to Chinglesana and then it goes to Nikkin, who loses the ball. China keep the ball in their own half and try using the width of the turf to enter the Indian circle but an error in control hands possession back to India.
Q2 10' India 4-0 China - The ball is played in China's circle and India win a penalty corner. Sardar injects and Rupunder SCORES. GOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLL. India make it 4-0. Amazing pace generated by Rupinder on the drag-flick as he makes it 8 for the tournament. This is incredible from the Indian captain.
Q2 10' India 3-0 China - India are playing well, both in attack and defence. That was an excellent goal from Jasjit and the attack from China on resumption of play was stopped by India. The Men in Blue are comfortable in possession. Rupinder makes a run forward with the ball and tries an exchange with Pardeep. The ball goes back to the midfield and Sardar plays a beautiful pass to Walmiki, who passes to Akashdeep and HIT but Lalit misses. Almost there.
Q2 7' India 3-0 China - China attempt to play a pass in the Indian circle but Walmiki stops it and wins a free hit. India start play and they pass the ball around. Great ball down the line for Pardeep, who cuts it back in but China get a free hit. Not for long as India press and enter the China circle. Jasjit wins it and GOALLLLLLLL Another goal. Jasjit tries to pass it in the circle but an unsuccessful pass turns into a successful rebound, which is slotted by the Indian player.
Q2 5' India 2-0 China - Akashdeep receives the ball from Uthappa's lovely drive and passes it to Affan, who does not make any mistake and slots it past the Chinese goalkeeper on the left side. Beautiful bit of hockey from India here. Another shot from Uthappa but it is saved. NEARLY another goal.
Q2 3' India 2-0 China - India regain the control of the ball and an exchange of passes between the midfielders is followed by Chinglesana trying to drive in but it is unsuccessful. India win it back and Uthappa drives in the circle. Pass to AFFAN and GOOOOALLLLLLL
Q2 2' India 1-0 China - China start the second quarter by keeping possession and manage to enter the Indian circle but the hit aimed towards the goal is deemed too high by the referee. India win a free hit in the Chinese half of the turf but waste it by not creating a chance. China playing a lot of long passes here.
The second quarter resumes in two minutes.
Q1 15' India 1-0 China - Last minute of the half as India coming near the end of the first quarter. India keep possession and Rupinder passes it to his back line. India try to attack with an ambitious pass but China win it and attempt a counter attack. The hooter blows. First quarter is over.
Q1 13' India 1-0 China - Four minutes remain in the first quarter and India are well on top of China here. Interesting bit of play there from Kothajit and Affan but the culminating shot by Chinglesana is not so good. China regain possession but India press hard wand win it back. China win it back but India are alert and a hit from the Chinese players is too dangerous. Free Hit to India.
Q1 11' India 1-0 China - China have been good defensively but India inducing the error and are now looking good. The patience has paid off. Good but of passing between Chinglesana and other midfielders. Affan and Nikkin have been lively today, troubling China. The Men in Red attack, breach the circle and drive a shot. The referee signals a hit to India but China refer. UNSUCCESSFUL. Free Hit to India
Q1 9' India 1-0 China - GOOOOOALLLLL Akashdeep scores, China make a dreadful mistake as they give away the ball to Akash, who makes a run and then BOOM, shoots it into the goal with a beautiful reverse hit. India lead and deservedly.
Q1 8' India 0-0 China - A rare China attack as Zhong gets the ball in India's half, he makes a run and enters the circle. He takes the reverse hit but cannot get anything concrete from it. India are being patient and building the play well. China are really organised and absorbing the pressure. Surender with a hit inside the circle, Nikkin tries to do some clever stick work but China defend well.
Q1 6' India 0-0 China - Great exchange of passes between Uthappa and Lalit. A bit of give and go but he cannot find Talwinder. India start play again and Lakra wins a long corner. Beautiful little ball from Jasjit but China defend well. India are attacking with a lot of intent and a goal seems to be around the corner.
Q1 4' India 0-0 China - Indian midfield looking active and all plays are being run through Sardar, who evades a couple of players to play a good pass but lack of control hands the ball back to China. Devender with a superb run and pass to Chinglesana, who dances in the circle but misses reverse hit. China survive. India are looking quite positive.
Q1 2' India 0-0 China - The men in red start the game with some passes but India apply pressure and get the ball. A few passes in the midfield and India open play from the left side. Ball rattled in from the right side from Rupinder Pal Singh but no touch and ball goes out of play.
We are ready to go here.
The game will start in another five minutes as the players have made their way out on the turf.
We are set to begin the game shortly and the players have started warming up. The line-ups are going to be in soon.
Rupinder Pal Singh is going to play a big role yet again and will be targeting scoring as many as he can from the penalty corner.
The game between India and China will begin in a short while. Will it be as close as the game between Pakistan and Japan? We will have to find out. The rain has soaked the turf and that is certainly going to play a huge role in the number of goals that will be scored during the match.
The game is over. Pakistan have defeated Japan 4-3 and the players are drenched. A cracking game with 7 goals and a lot of action. Japan gave it their all but fell short in the end.
There is just about a minute remaining in the match and Pakistan are leading by 4-3. Can they hang on?
Japan have hit one back and with under six minutes to go in the final quarter, they are trailing 4-3. Can Japan equalise?
Pakistan has scored one more goal and are leading 4-2. This goal should do it for Pakistan, who made a lot of defensive mistakes against India.
The final quarter between Pakistan and Japan has begun with the Men in Green leading by 3-2. The match between India and China will begin shortly after this match gets over.
This has been a great few days for Indian sport with national teams registering wins against New Zealand (Cricket), Pakistan (Hockey) and Iran (Kabaddi). By winning today against China, India will move to the top of the table and cement a place in the top four. Remember, the team that finishes first plays the fourth placed side in the semi-final.
India have played reasonable hockey but are yet to hit top gear. Bad news for India is that goalkeeper Sreejesh will be missing the match today due to a foot injury. There is a bit of a rain delay and at present, the game between Pakistan and Japan is going on with the former leading 3-2.
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