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#9 Indian men\'s junior team wins Asia Cup

Indian junior men's Asia Cup
The Indian Junior Men’s team following their junior Asia Cup victory

The Indian men’s junior team ended the calendar year on a high as the Blues lifted the Junior Asia Cup, thrashing arch-rivals Pakistan 6-2 in the final played at Kuantan, Malaysia. The young Blues were a dominant force from the start of the tournament and went on to score a total of 32 goals at an average of 6 goals per match.

The young defender Harmanpreet Singh was the star man once again for India in the campaign, scoring a mammoth total of 15 goals, including 4 in the final against arch-rivals Pakistan.

Young custodian Vikas Dahiya was adjudged Best Goalkeeper of the tournament for his outstanding display between the goal posts throughout the cup.

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