The bronze medallist Indian hockey team of Paris Olympic Games continues to perform well. After the Olympics, Team India, which is now participating in the Asian Champions Trophy, has registered its fourth consecutive win. With this, the Indian team has also confirmed its place in the semi-finals. In this tournament being played in Hulunbuir, China, Team India defeated South Korea 3-1 on Thursday. The star of the team's victory was captain Harmanpreet Singh, who scored 2 goals. Not only Team India, but Pakistan also won its match on Thursday. Incidentally, India and Pakistan will clash with each other in the next match.

Dominance from the first quarter

Team India, which defeated China and Japan in their opening matches, won this match as expected. The Indian team started the match fast and took a 2-0 lead in the first quarter itself. Arijit Singh Hundal scored a goal for Team India in the 8th minute and then just a minute later, captain Harmanpreet doubled the lead. However, after this, Team India had to wait a long time for the next goal.

During this, South Korea intensified its attack and the team got good results. South Korea reduced Team India's lead by scoring a goal in the last minute (30th minute) of the second quarter.

After this, the match was tough and Team India intensified the search for the third goal. Finally, the Indian captain got success in the 43rd minute. Harmanpreet scored her second and the team's third goal, making the score 3-1, which remained till the end and in this way, with the fourth consecutive win, Team India reached the semi-finals.

Now competition from Pakistan

On the other hand, Pakistan also won its match. Pakistan defeated host China 5-1 with the help of two goals each from Nadeem and Hannan.

This is Pakistan's only second win in 4 matches but despite this, it is in second place in the points table after Team India. In this way, Pakistan has also confirmed its place in the semi-finals with 8 points. However, the decision on which position it will be in the points table will be taken after the last round. India and Pakistan will clash in the last round of the league stage on Saturday, September 14.

This is Pakistan's only second win in 4 matches but despite this, it is in second place in the points table after Team India. In this way, Pakistan has also confirmed its place in the semi-finals with 8 points. However, the decision on which position it will be in the points table will be taken after the last round. India and Pakistan will clash in the last round of the league stage on Saturday, September 14.