IND vs KOR Live Score Updates Men's Hockey Semifinal, Asian Games 2023: India advance to Asian Games following 5-3 win over South Korea

Final beckons 🏑✌🏻

After a thrilling encounter #TeamIndia 🇮🇳 has booked their spot in the Final of #19thAsianGames Hangzhou 2022.

Next match Semi Final:
📆 5th Oct 1:30 PM IST 🇮🇳IND vs CHN 🇨🇳 (Women)
📍Hangzhou, China.
📺 Streaming on Sony LIV and Sony Sports Network.… pic.twitter.com/cd23TLAC0W
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) October 4, 2023

INDIA ARE IN THE FINALS OF THE ASIAN GAMES FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2014 AND AWAIT THE WINNER OF THE SECOND SEMIFINAL TO BE PLAYED BETWEEN HOSTS CHINA AND DEFENDING CHAMPIONS JAPAN

THE INDIANS HAD BEATEN SOUTH KOREA 5-3 IN THE POOL STAGES OF THE 2018 ASIAN GAMES

CRAIG FULTON'S BOYS DEFEAT KOREA WITH AN IDENTICAL SCORELINE IN THE HANGZHOU SEMIFINAL

THE INDIANS SET THE BALL ROLLING EARLY IN THE FIRST QUARTER WITH THREE QUICK GOALS

UNDETERRED, THE KOREANS FOUGHT BACK TO REDUCE THE MARGIN SCORING A COUPLE IN THE SECOND BEFORE CRAIG FULTON'S CHARGERS ADDED A FOURTH

THE FOUR-TIME CHAMPIONS CAUSED A FEW ANXIOUS MOMENTS FOR THE INDIANS BY SCORING OFF A PC VARIATION TO CLOSE IN WITH THE SCORE AT 4-3 IN THE THIRD QUARTER

ABHISHEK FOUND THE BACK OF THE NET WITH A POWERFUL TAMAHAWK IN Q4 EVEN WHILE BEING SHADOWED BY THREE KOREANS IN THE CIRCLE!!!

FULL-TIME: INDIA 5 - 3 SOUTH KOREA

HARDIK SINGH - 5
MANDEEP SINGH -11
LALIT UPADHYAY - 15'
AMIT ROHIDAS - 24'
ABHISHEK - 54'

59' SIXTEEN-YARD FREE-HIT FOR THE INDIANS, ONE LAST CHANCE FOR THE KOREANS WHO LOSE THE BALL, FAIL TO MAKE IT COUNT!!!

58' THE INDIANS WITH A FREE OUT AND A CHANCE TO MOP UP, CRAIG FULTON LOOKS ON AS THE INDIANS LOOK WELL IN CONTROL OF THE PROCEEDINGS ON THE PITCH

57' KOREA CHASE THE BALL - AND THE GAME, AS THE INDIANS IN A POCKET OUTSIDE THE KOREAN CIRCLE

NO SPACE FOR THE KOREANS TO MAKE AN ENTRY INTO THE INDIA CIRCLE AS THE CLOCK RUNS DOWN IN HANGZHOU

55' THE KOREANS PULL THEIR KEEPER, ELEVEN ON-FIELD PLAYERS, AS THEY PUSH MEN UP FRONT, INDIA HAVE THE BALL THANKS TO HARMANPREET WHO FINDS MANDEEP

NO SUPPORT UPFIELD FOR THE INDIANS THOUGH

54' THE KOREANS MOVE UPFIELD, POSITIONED IN AND AROUND THE STRIKING CIRCLE, UNABLE TO PENETRATE THE INDIAN DEEP DEFENCE!!

YANG JIHUN RECEIVING MEDICAL ATTENTION AS PLAY IS HELD UP

THE INDIANS LEAD 5 - 3

53' MANDEEP LATCHES ON TO AN AERIAL, FINDS ABHISHEK IN THE STRIKING CIRCLE

ABHISHEK SCORES AFTER SPRINTING INTO THE CIRCLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UNLEASHES A TOMAHAWK DESPITE BEING SHADOWED BY THREE KOREAN PLAYERS!!!

51' DESPERATE DEFENDING BY THE INDIANS AS A KOREAN STRIKER TAKES A HIT

COMMON BALL CALLED BY THE UMPIRE, PLAY RESUMES, THE INDIANS TRY THE LEFT FLANK, UNABLE TO PENETRATE THE CIRCLE

49' INDIA USE THE WIDTH OF THE FIELD, LONG BALL PLAYED IN, BALL STOLEN BY THE KOREANS WHO ARE PULLED UP FOR AN INFRINGEMENT IN THE INDIA CIRCLE

48' WASTED BALL BY THE KOREANS DOWN THE RIGHT, JARMANPREET PICKS UP A GREEN CARD, THE KOREANS UNABLE TO FIND SPACE AS THE INDIANS CROWD THE DEFENCE

47' THE INDIANS SWITCH FLANKS, UNABLE TO MANUFACTURE AN ATTACK

THE INDIANS WITH A FREE OUT AS THE KOREANS HAVE A CHANCE TO ENTER THE INDIAN CIRCLE

46' SANJAY EFFECTS A MARVELLOUS SAVE AS THE KOREANS IN THE STRIKING CIRCLE, INDIA BREATHE EASY AFTER A DANGEROUS BALL, ABHISHEK IN FRONT OF THE KOREAN GOAL AS THE KOREAN GOALIE TAKES A TUMBLE!!!!

THE GAME ON A KNIFE-EDGE AS THE KOREANS SCORE OFF ANOTHER PC

INDIA LEAD BY A SOLITARY GOAL - AND JANG JONG-HYUN HAS YET TO OPEN THE SCORING

A PULSATING FINAL FIFTEEN MINUTES ON THE CARDS AS SREEJESH RETURNS TO GUARD THE INDIAN POST

END OF Q3: INDIA 4 - 3 SOUTH KOREA

44' HARDIK WITH A COUNTER, JANG EARNS A GREEN, INDIA WITH A CHANCE TO TAKE A SHOT ON GOAL, AS THE HOOTER SOUNDS IN HANGZHOU!!!

43' THE KOREANS ADVANCE EVEN AS THE INDIANS PACK THE DEFENCE, A MAZE OF RED SHIRTS IN AND AROUND THE INDIAN CIRCLE

INDIA 4 - 3 SOUTH KOREA

JUNG MANJAE WITH A THIRD GOAL - THE INDIANS FAIL TO STOP THE VARIATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!

41' JARMANPREET SINGH TIDY IN DEFENCE, BUT THE KOREANS EARN A PC ALL THE SAME FOR THE FIVE-METRE RULE!!!

39' MANPREET THWARTS THE KOREAN STRIKERS AS THE INDIANS COME AWAY INTO THE ATTACK, SCRAPPY IN MIDFIELD, HARDIK DISPOSSSESSED BY JANG AT THE OTHER END!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

37' THE INDIANS PERSIST IN THE ATTACKING THIRD, JANG WITH A HIT IN, THE RED SHIRTS TRY THE LEFT FLANK, AIMLESS LONG BALL FROM THE KOREANS WHO MAKE A MESS OF THE MOVE!!

36' THE INDIANS SWITCH FLANKS IN MIDFIELD, PROBE FOR SPACE, JARMANPREET FIRES THE BALL INTO THE D, SHOT ON GOAL PADDED AWAY BY THE KOREAN GOALIE!!!!

35' JARMANPREET SINGH INTERCEPTS AN AERIAL BALL, PASSES THE BALL INTO THE ATTACKING CIRCLE, LALIT UPADHYAY FAILS TO GET A SHOT ON GOAL!!

34' NEELAKANTA WITH AN INTERCEPTION AFTER THE KOREANS ATTEMPT TO SNEAK IN FROM THE LEFT, HARDIK COUNTERS IN A FLASH

END-TO-END STUFF EARLY IN THE SECOND HALF!!

33' BALL POWERED IN ACROSS THE FACE OF GOAL - NONE OF THE RED SHIRTS ABLE TO LATCH ONTO THAT ONE IN THE INDIA CIRCLE

32' DANGEROUS MOVE BY THE KOREANS, THWARTED BY THE INDIAN DEFENCE WITH KRISHAN PATHAK GUARDING THE INDIAN CITADEL!!

31' The Indians in white with an early circle entry into the Korean circle, no damage done as Korea turn defence into attack

THE KOREANS SCORED OFF A PC WITH A CLEVER VARIATION EVEN AS THE INDIANS EXPECTED JANG JONG-HYUN TO GO DIRECT!!!

THE INDIANS WERE IN COMMAND WITH A 3-0 LEAD AT THE END OF Q1

TWO QUICK GOALS BY THE KOREANS STUNNED THE INDIANS IN HANGZHOU

INDIA ADDED A FOURTH - WITH ALL TO PLAY FOR IN THE SECOND HALF

HARDIK, MANDEEP, LALIT AND AMIT ROHIDAS ON THE SCORESHEET!!!!!!!!!

HALF-TIME: INDIA 4 - 2 SOUTH KOREA

29' The Indians keep the ball in midfield with a series of parallel passes, the Koreans try an attack down the left, ball in the India circle

GURJANT TO THE RESCUE AFTER THE KOREANS HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE A SHOT ON GOAL!!

27' MANPREET DISPOSSESSED IN THE KOREAN CIRCLE, BALL IN THE DANGER ZONE FOR INDIA, THE KOREANS SCAMPER UPFIELD, HARMANPREET TOYING WITH THE KOREAN STRIKERS IN A POCKET, MANAGES TO CLEAR THE BALL OUT OF DANGER!!

26' VARUN KUMAR IN SOME PAIN DOWN ON THE PITCH, LEAVES THE FIELD DOES VARUN

25' INDIA EARN YET ANOTHER PC!!!! MANDEEP FINDS A KOREAN FOOT!!!!!!

ELABORATE ROUTINE TRIED - DOESN'T COME OUT AS PLANNED AS FOR THE INDIANS!!!

24' THE INDIANS WITH A ONE-MAN ADVANTAGE, LEE NAM YOUNG PICKS UP A CARD, THE KOREANS MOP UP AFTER INDIA MAKE AN ENTRY INTO THE CIRCLE!!!

INDIA 4 - 2 SOUTH KOREA

AMIT ROHIDAS WITH A LETHAL DRAG FLICK - INDIA SCORE THEIR FOURTH!!!!!!!!!!

23' ABHISHEK IN THE STRIKING CIRCLE, THE INDIANS EARN A PC THANKS TO SUKHJEET

22' THE INDIANS LOWER THE PACE OF THE CONTEST, ERRORS FROM SIDES IN MIDFIELD

20' COACH SHIN SCREAMS OUT THE INSTRUCTIONS AS THE KOREANS WITH A SPRING IN THEIR FEET MAINTAIN POSSESSION NEAR MIDFIELD

INDIA 3 - 2 SOUTH KOREA

19' KOREA REDUCE THE DEFICIT FROM OPEN PLAY - JUNG MANJAETHE KOREANS WITH A DEFLECTION

CRAIG FULTON HAS A WORD WITH HIS CHARGERS AS THE REPLAYS PLAY ON IN HANGZHOU!!!

VIDEO UMPIRE RULES IN FAVOUR OF THE PC, BUT THE UMPIRE RULES FOR A FREE OUT IN FAVOUR OF INDIA!!!

18' THE KOREANS WITH A CHANCE TO SCORE - EARN A PC - INDIA GO UPSTAIRS!!!

GURJANT IN THE SIN BIN
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INDIA 3 - 1 SOUTH KOREA

DAINTY VARATION BY SOUTH KOREA WHO REDUCE THE MARGIN OFF A PC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JUNG MANJAE SCORES!!!

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