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The Indian men’s hockey team displayed attacking efficiency in their Pool A match to register a comprehensive victory against Singapore with a resounding score of 16-1 in the ongoing 19th Asia Cup in Hangzhou on Tuesday.
From the start of the match, the Indians kept Singapore on their toes as Manpreet got the ball just outside the D. He tried to find someone forward but there was no one to recieve the pass.
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India doubled their lead straight into the second quarter, with Lalit Kumar Upadhyay (16′) striking the ball into the nets, after receiving a sublime pass from Sukhjeet Singh. The floodgates were opened as India hammered three quick goals in three minutes. First, it was Gurjant Singh (22′) who tapped the ball into the net after receiving a pass from Mandeep Singh.
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Singapore started pushing deep in their own half to prevent India from creating any more attacks in the final quarter. Dribbling past the Singaporean defence, Mandeep Singh (51′) pushed the ball into the nets to complete his hat-trick and made it 12-0 for India.
Abhishek (51′, 52′) scored twice in two minutes, making the most of errors from Singapore defenders. A surprise counter-attack from Singapore led to Zaki Zulkarnain (53′) scoring a goal for his team. Varun Kumar (55′, 55′) added his name to the scoresheet, scoring twice from Penalty Corners as India won the match 16-1.
Indian men’s hockey team will next face off against Japan on Thursday.
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