Asian Games 2018, Men's Hockey, Day 8: India vs South Korea, Live Score, Latest Updates & Results

That's it from us here - this is Subhashish signing off - do join us early tomorrow when the Indian girls play Thailand at 1230 IST. Goodbye!!!

THE KOREANS DID FIGHT BACK IN THE SECOND HALF AND SCORED TWO GOALS IN QUICK SUCCESSION, BUT THE INDIANS CAME BACK EVEN STRONGER - INDIA HAVE REMAINED UNBEATEN AND ANOTHER GOALFEST IS LIKELY AGAINST SRI LANKA ON TUESDAY. PAKISTAN PLAY MALAYSIA IN A POOL B MATCH IN JUST A WHILE - WHICH WILL DECIDE THE SEMIFINAL LINE UP

THE INDIANS STUNNED THE KOREANS BY EARNING A PC - WHICH LEAD TO A STROKE IN THE VERY FIRST MINUTE - RUPINDER NEVER MISSES THOSE - CHINGLENSANA TOPPLED OVER WITH AN OUTSTRETCHED STICK TO DIRECT A SUPERB DEFLECTION IN - LALIT'S GOAL (PLEASE DO WATCH IT) RESEMBLED A TENNIS (OR BADMINTON) SHOT WITH A FLAT STICK IN THE AIR TO TAP A SCOOP IN - MANPREET TOOK A POWERFUL REVERSE TO SOUND THE BOARDS FROM THE EDGE OF THE CIRCLE - AKASHDEEP STOOD AND DELIVERED AS IF HE WAS PRACTISING IN HIS BACKYARD - WHAT A PERFORMANCE FROM HARENDRA'S SIDE

WHAT DO THE STATS TELL US??? THE INDIANS HAD 16 SHOTS ON GOAL - THE KOREANS 13. THE INDIANS EARNED 5 PCs- CONVERTED NONE (BUT EARNED A STROKE AS A RESULT OF A PC WHICH THEY SCORED FROM). THE KOREANS EARNED 6 PCs - AND CONVERTED 2

LADIES AND GENTS - FORGET THE CHAMPIONS TROPHY - WE HAVE WITNESSED A FANTASTIC GAME OF HOCKEY AT JAKARTA - FOR THE FIRE IN THE INDIANS - FOR LALIT'S SHOT THAT FEDERER (OR MAYBE PV SINDHU) WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD OF - FOR KOREA'S AMAZING COMEBACK - FOR AKASHDEEP'S MESMERIZING SKILL - FOR MANPREET'S SCORCHING REVERSE - HOCKEY AT IT'S VERY BEST WAS ON OFFER TODAY

FULL-TIME: INDIA 5 - SOUTH KOREA 3

RUPINDER 1'
CHINGLENSANA 4'
LALIT 19'
MANPREET 49'
AKASHDEEP 55'

JANG JONGHYUN SCORES - THE KOREANS HAVE 3 GOALS - BUT INDIA HAVE 3 POINTS!!!!!!

AND THE THIRD PC IN A ROW -- AND IT WAS COMING - IT WAS COMING - HOW MANY CAN THEY MISS???

AND THEY HAVE ANOTHER - THE INDIANS DO NOT LIKE IT - BUT DO NOT HAVE A REFERRAL

59' RUPINDER IS DISPOSSESSED - FOR ONCE, HE MAKES AN ERROR AND LETS THE KOREAN STEAL AND ADVANCE - THEY HAVE A PC!!!

58' The Indians continue to press high and hard- unrelenting till the very end!!!

57' Dilpreet advances down the left flank - but does not find support and the long ball is wasted

RUPINDER'S FLICK IS JUST WIDE!!!

56' INDIA HAVE A PC!!!!

INDIA 5 - SOUTH KOREA 2

55' THIS MAN AKASHDEEP - HAS TALENT - THAT DEFIES LOGIC - STOPS THE BALL IN THE CIRCLE - SHIFTS - TAKES A REVERSE HIT - GOAL - JUST LIKE THAT- AFTER SHIFTING LIKE A PIVOT!!

THE INDIANS LOSE THEIR REFERRAL- NO GOAL

54' YET AGAIN, THE BALL ENTERS THE NET AFTER THE REFEREE HAS BLOWN A WHISTLE FOR A FREE HIT - BUT, WHY IS THE REFEREE REFUSING TO PLAY THE ADVANTAGE RULE???

53' The crowd have their money's worth - this match is being played at a blistering pace!!!!

51' Sunil delivers a superb back pass from the Korean backline but the move is foiled

49' WE ARE WITNESSING A HUMDINGER - LALIT ADVANCES - IS DISPOSSESSED - KOREA LAUNCH A COUNTER - THE INDIANS INTERCEPT - THE KOREANS ARE BACK - NOW ADVANCE PATIENTLY!!!

INDIA 4 - SOUTH KOREA 2

A SCINTILLATING SCORCHING RUN BY AKASHDEEP ACROSS HALF THE PITCH - HIS PASS FINDS MANPREET - WHO SHIFTS - TAKES A STUPENDOUS SHOT ON THE REVERSE FROM THE EDGE OF THE CIRCLE

GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

47' THE KOREAN DEFENDERS AS SHARP AS TERRIERS - AS THEY DO NOT LET THE INDIANS ADVANCE AFTER THEY ENTER THE 25-YARD LINE

46' THE INDIANS HAVE A SUPERB CHANCE WHICH GOES ABEGGING!!!!!!

DO NOT MISS THE LAST FIFTEEN MINUTES - THIS MATCH HAS COME TO LIFE- "SHIFT AND TRAP IN FRONT" SAYS CHRIS CIRIELLO TO HIS BOYS - TO COUNTER THE MAN-TO-MARKING

END OF Q3: INDIA 3 - SOUTH KOREA 2

44' The Indians uanble to break the Koreans down yet - the Koreans look rejuvenated all off a sudden!!!

43' SUPERB RUN BY SUNIL AND AKASHDEEP - BUT THE FINAL CROSS IS A BIT TOO LONG!!!!!

42' End-to-end hockey on as the Koreans steam away but cannot get a cross in at the other end

41' AKASHDEEP'S SHOT MISSES THE TARGET BY A WHISKER!!!

39' The Koreans into the Indian circle - look dangerous as ever - but the Indians manage to clear this time

37' The ball is in the net - but the Indians will not get the goal as the referee had already blown his whistle!!!

36' The Indians attempt to settle down and carry on - the Koreans are on fire - as they come away again - a turnover by the Indians - but the Korean marking is sharper too

INDIA 3 - SOUTH KOREA 2

34' JUNG MANJAE SCORES A STUNNER FROM OPEN PLAY- KOREA ARE BACK IN THE MATCH!!!!!!!!!!!!

34' The Koreans now look dangerous, hovering in and around the Indian circle - can they score a second!!!

INDIA 3 - SOUTH KOREA 1

THE KOREANS HAVE PULLED ONE BACK - AND THE INDIANS HAVE CONCEDED THEIR FIRST GOAL OF THE TOURNAMENT!!!

PC FOR KOREA!!!!!!!!!!!! JUNG MANJAE SCORES!!!!!

32' The Indians look menacing yet again - try the right flank to start with - HARMANPREET MOPS UP AFTER THE KOREANS PENETRATE THE INDIAN CIRCLE

THE SECOND HALF BEGINS - HOW MANY CAN INDIA SCORE????

THE INDIANS HAVE HAD 10 SHOTS ON GOAL - WHILE THE KOREANS HAVE MANAGED JUST 4. THE INDIANS HAVE HAD 4 PCs AND HAVE CONCEDED NONE

THE INDIANS GOT GOING IN THE VERY FIRST MINUTE AND STUNNED THE KOREANS WITH THEIR SPEED AND INTENSITY - RUPINDER SCORED WITH A STROKE, CHINGLENSANA DELIVERED A BEAUTY OF A DEFLECTION - AND LALIT'S GOAL - CAN HARDLY BE DESCRIBED IN WORDS - A TENNIS FOREHAND SHOT IN THE AIR OFF A LONG SCOOPED BALL

WELL, WELL, - NOT EVEN THE BEST DEFENSIVE SIDE IN JAKARTA CAN FIND A WAY TO STOP HARENDRA'S BOYS FROM SCORING!!! A PENALTY STROKE, A DELFLECTION, AND AN AERIAL DEFLECTION - THE GOALS JUST KEEP COMING!!!

HALF-TIME: INDIA 3 - SOUTH KOREA 0

28' For the third time today, the Indians play a long scooped pass into the Korean circle - looks like they have been saving thiis new-found skill just for the Korea match!!!!

27' FANTASTIC LONG BALL IN BY THE KOREANS - LUCKY ESCAPE FOR THE INDIANS AS THE BALL IS INCHES AWAY FROM A KOREAN STICK WITH ONLY SREEJESH TO BEAT!!!!

26' THE PC IS SAVED AND KOREA LAUNCH A COUNTER