{"id":41109,"date":"2025-09-07T05:39:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T05:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=41109"},"modified":"2025-09-07T05:39:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T05:39:46","slug":"asia-cup-hockey-india-thrash-china-7-0-in-semis-to-face-korea-in-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=41109","title":{"rendered":"Asia Cup Hockey: India thrash China 7\u20130 in semis, to face Korea in final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-41108\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/India_vs_China-Asia_Cup.jpg\" alt=\"India vs China Asia Cup\" width=\"850\" height=\"641\" style=\"display: block; margin: 8px auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/India_vs_China-Asia_Cup.jpg 945w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/India_vs_China-Asia_Cup-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/India_vs_China-Asia_Cup-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/India_vs_China-Asia_Cup-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/India_vs_China-Asia_Cup-696x525.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>Rajgir:<\/strong> The Indian Men\u2019s Hockey Team stormed into the final of the Hero Men\u2019s Asia Cup Rajgir Bihar 2025 with a resounding 7\u20130 victory over China in their third Super 4s match at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium, here on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Abhishek (46\u2019, 50\u2019), Shilanand Lakra (4\u2019), Dilpreet Singh (7\u2019), Mandeep Singh (18\u2019), Raj Kumar Pal (37\u2019) and Sukhjeet Singh (39\u2019) were on target as India completely dominated proceedings. The emphatic win sets up a high-stakes final against defending champions Korea on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>India drew first blood early when Harmanpreet Singh\u2019s aerial pass found Jarmanpreet Singh on the right, who set up Shilanand Lakra (4\u2019) at the far post. Just three minutes later, Dilpreet Singh (7\u2019) capitalised on a rebound to double the lead.<\/p>\n<p>The momentum continued in the second quarter as Mandeep Singh (18\u2019) latched onto a rebound after Vivek Sagar Prasad\u2019s shot was blocked, giving India a commanding 3\u20130 lead at half-time.<\/p>\n<p>In the third quarter, India tightened their grip with two more strikes. Raj Kumar Pal (37\u2019) tapped home after a deflection, while Sukhjeet Singh (39\u2019) netted from close range to extend the advantage to 5\u20130.<\/p>\n<p>The final quarter saw Abhishek sparkle, scoring twice. First, he finished off a clever move in the 46th minute, before adding another with a powerful back-handed strike in the 50th minute. India\u2019s attack\u2013defence balance ensured China never threatened, sealing a clean sheet and a statement win.<\/p>\n<p>India will now face Korea in the final on Sunday, 7 September, at 7:30 PM IST, with the trophy on the line.<\/p>\n<p>Other Results:<\/p>\n<p>Kazakhstan beat Chinese Taipei 6\u20134 in the 7th\/8th place match.<\/p>\n<p>Korea edged Malaysia 4\u20133 to secure their place in the final.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rajgir: The Indian Men\u2019s Hockey Team stormed into the final of the Hero Men\u2019s Asia Cup Rajgir Bihar 2025 with a resounding 7\u20130 victory over China in their third Super 4s match at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium, here on Saturday. Abhishek (46\u2019, 50\u2019), Shilanand Lakra (4\u2019), Dilpreet Singh (7\u2019), Mandeep Singh (18\u2019), Raj Kumar Pal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hockey-hockey"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Asia Cup Hockey: India thrash China 7\u20130 in semis, to face Korea in final - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=41109\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Asia Cup Hockey: India thrash China 7\u20130 in semis, to face Korea in final - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Rajgir: The Indian Men\u2019s Hockey Team stormed into the final of the Hero Men\u2019s Asia Cup Rajgir Bihar 2025 with a resounding 7\u20130 victory over China in their third Super 4s match at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium, here on Saturday. 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