Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2018: India vs South Korea Live Score, Latest Updates & Results

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HARMANPREET SINGH WAS CLINICAL AS EVER - GETS HIS HATTRICK AND THE PLAYER OF THE MATCH AWARD - THE INDIANS WERE ON THE RAMPAGE IN THE FIRST QUARTER SCORING TWO QUICK GOALS, BUT, IN THE 20TH MINUTE, LEE SEUNGIL BEAT SREEJESH WHO, WAS NOT POSITIONED APPROPRIATELY TO EFFECT A SAVE. THE GOAL EFFECTIVELY PUT A BRAKE ON THE INDIAN STRIKERS, WHO WERE FORCED TO FALL BACK AND TIGHTEN THE MIDFIELD AS THE KOREANS TOILED HARD FOR AN EQUALIZER. THE INDIAN DEFENCE WAS PUT TO THE TEST TODAY, AND DID WELL TO KEEP THE MARAUDING KOREANS AT BAY

A THREE-GOAL DIFFERENCE IN THE END - BUT THE CONTEST WAS A LOT CLOSER THAN EXPECTED, AND ALSO A LOT CLOSER THAN WHAT THE SCORELINE REFLECTS - THE KOREANS MAY WELL FEEL A BIT HARD DONE BY, AS THEY HAD A GOAL DISALLOWED, SINCE, IN THE OPINION, OF THE VIDEO UMPIRE, THE BALL HAD NOT TRAVELLED FIVE METERS BEFORE THE FREE HIT HAD BEEN TAKEN.

ALSO, A PC WAS AWARDED TO INDIA IN THE 47TH MINUTE, ALTHOUGH THE BALL DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE HIT A KOREAN FOOT - THE INDIANS WERE STRETCHED FOR SURE - BUT COME AWAY VICTORS IN THEIR LAST POOL MATCH AND WILL FINISH AT THE TOP OF THE HEAP FOR SURE

FULL-TIME: INDIA 4 - SOUTH KOREA 1

INDIA
HARMANPREET (4' 47' 59') GURJANT (10')

SOUTH KOREA
LEE SEUNGIL (20')

59' Dilpreet has a chance to counter but Kim Kihoon scampers back in the nick of time

INDIA 4 - SOUTH KOREA 1

HARMANPREET SCORES A HATTRICK - NO GOALIE IN THE KOREAN CITADEL THOUGH!!!

INDIA HAVE A PC - CIRIELLO LOOKS ON

58' Time running out for the Koreans - but they keep pressing - from the left flank now - India want a PC at the other end - the Koreans have taken their goalie off

56' The Indians with a string of great passes, retaining posession much to the frustration of the Korean strikers

54' The Koreans keep pressing but the Indians back in great numbers

Witty variation from the Koreans - Krishan Pathak to the rescue for India

53' PC for Korea

50' Krishan Pathak into the action, does well to pad the ball away after the Koreans manage to penetrate the Indian defence

49' Mandeep tries to weave his forward but is forced off the ball by the tenacious Korean defence

INDIA 3 - SOUTH KOREA 1

HARMANPREET SCORES A SECOND - KOREA ASK FOR A REFERRAL - ONLY TO LOSE THEIR RIGHT TO REFER

THE BALL HITS KIM KIHOON'S FOOT OFF THE DRAG FLICK- ANOTHER PC FOR INDIA

WELL, THE BALL DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE HIT A FOOT - BUT THE PC STANDS AFTER ALL!!

47' INDIA HAVE A PC!! THE KOREANS WANT TO REFER

THE INDIANS HAD A LUCKY ESCAPE - KIM SEONGKU GOT THE BALL INTO THE KOREAN GOAL BUT THE VIDEO UMPIRE RULED THAT THE BALL HAD NOT TRAVELLED 5 METERS BEFORE THE FREE HIT WAS TAKEN - INDIA HANGING ON TO A ONE-GOAL LEAD - WHO WILL HAVE THE LAST LAUGH??

END OF Q3: INDIA 2 - SOUTH KOREA 1

44' Nilakanta and Kim Hyeongjin crash into each other - lie sprawled as play is held up

43' Kothajit plays a great ball in - Manpreet fails to get the ball past the Korean goalkeeper

41' The Indians in the attack but simply cannot find space past a packed Korean defence

39' The red shirts swarming forward time and again - the Indian defence being put to a real test here

38' Korea have a chance to counter but the Indians fall back just in time

37' Varun does well to defend but the Koreans continue to press hard

Jang Jonghyun's shot is blocked off by the Indian runners

THE BALL TOUCHED THE FOOT ON THE LINE - PC FOR KOREA

34' The Koreans looking for a foot - the ball did hit Surender's foot but was it in the circle or outside?

33' The Indians attempt to advance down the left - the Koreans manage to intercept

THE GOAL DOES NOT STAND - IN THE OPINION OF THE REFEREE, THE BALL HAD NOT TRAVELLED FIVE METERS BEFORE THE FREE HIT WAS TAKEN- LUCKY ESCAPE FOR THE INDIANS- Kim Seongkyu's goal disallowed

31' THE KOREANS HAVE DRAWN LEVEL AFTER A FREE HIT - KRISHAN PATHAK BEATEN - WILL THE GOAL STAND???

PRETTY EVEN-STEVENS HERE - THE INDIANS HAD 53% POSSESSION IN THE KOREAN HALF - FOUR SHOTS ON GOAL FOR INDIA - THREE FOR KOREA - WHAT WILL HARENDRA'S CHARGERS DO IN THE SECOND HALF??

THE INDIANS SCORED TWICE, BUT JUST BEFORE THE FLOODGATES COULD OPEN, KOREAN CAPTAIN LEE SEUNGIL BEAT SREEJESH WHO LOOKED A WEE-BIT UNPREPARED AS THE SHOT CAME IN - AS A RESULT, THE INDIANS WERE FORCED TO FALL BACK AND KEEP THINGS TIGHT AS KOREA PRESSED HARD FOR THE EQUALIZER

END OF Q1: INDIA 2 - SOUTH KOREA 1

28' The Koreans pressing high now - the Indians defending hard - have a chance to counter but the move is foiled by the Koreans who retreat in the nick of time

27' Clever through ball from Chinglensana but no Indian striker can pick the ball up near the goalmouth

25' The Indians have fallen back after Korea scored - being patient now and keeping things tight in the midfield

23' The Indians try the right flank - switch to the left - Dilpreet's unable to latch on to a cross

THE KOREANS TRY A CLEVER VARIATION BUT KIM KIHOON'S SHOT IS WIDE

21' PC FOR KOREA

DREADFUL ERROR FROM SREEJESH - LEE SEUNGIL SCORES - BUT THE SHOT COULD HAVE BEEN BLOCKED!!!

INDIA 2 - SOUTH KOREA 1

20' The Koreans unable to split open the Indian defence - try a long cross from the right flank - BUT - BOY OH BOY - OUT OF NOWHERE, KOREA SCORE!!!!

18' Kim Youngjin attempts to enter the Indian circle - unhappy with the referee as he felt he was obstructed

17' The white shirts look fluent as ever as they move forward - the red shirts defending for all they are worth

The Indian strikers running amok in the Korean circle here - seven circle entries for Harendra's boys - Harmanpreet at his very best with the only PC that India earned - Gurjant uses the backhand reverse to increase the tally - how many more can they score??

END OF Q1: INDIA 2 - SOUTH KOREA 0

Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2018: India South Korea Live Score, Latest Updates & Results