India will face Korea in an important match
Sardar Singh’s boys have to be on their toes in their third Super 4 clash with Korea on Tuesday and win the match and secure a straight berth in the summit clash
- IANS
- Last Update: 30 May 2022, 17:26 IST
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A defeat to Japan in the league stage after a draw against Pakistan dealt a blow to the Indian men’s team in the Asia Cup here as they started their Super 4 campaign on a strong note by defeating the same opponent.
However, a 3-3 draw with Malaysia kept India’s hopes of reaching their title clash alive, as are second in the Super 4 points table behind Korea, who have the same four points but a better goal difference. . Malaysia have two points from two draws while Japan have lost both their matches and are out of the race for the title.
Sardar Singh’s boys have to be on their toes in the third Super 4 clash with Korea on Tuesday and win the match and secure a straight berth in the summit clash. If India If they lose to Korea, their fate will be in the hands of Malaysia, whose result against Japan will decide their fate.
Hence, the Indian team will have to take Tuesday’s clash with table-toppers Korea as a win and put on their best in GBK. Play Complicated to stay on course to defend his title.
India almost secured their berth in the title match, featuring the top two places in the Super 4s table. A win against Malaysia would have given India two wins in two matches and thus a place in the final.
But Malaysian drag-flicker Razi Rahim scored a late goal and completed his hat-trick to draw the match. India came back from a two-goal deficit and scored through Vishnukant Singh, SV Sunil and Neelam Sanjeev Zess to take a 3-2 lead before Razi Rahim’s match for Malaysia was drawn.
The Indians will have to avoid committing the mistakes they did against Malaysia on Tuesday against Korea. He has to play aggressive hockey, maintain shape throughout the match and not score early goals.
The Koreans have been very skittish in Super 4 and have scored only three goals in two matches. In contrast, India has scored four goals in two matches. and scored five goals.
“The players are determined to do their best as this event is a great experience for all of us. We want to do our best in this event as it will open up other opportunities,” midfielder Pawan Rajbhar had told the official broadcaster after the draw with Malaysia.
Rajbhar had said that India were going into the second half against Malaysia as coach Sardar Singh had asked the team to be more aggressive.
Against Korea, the Indians cannot afford to be passive like they were in the first half against Malaysia. They have to stay on their toes and not give Korea many opportunities.
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