Korean Men's Hockey Loses to India and is Eliminated in the Semifinals

[Asian Games] Korean Men's Hockey Loses to India and is Eliminated in the Semifinals... 3rd and 4th Place Match with China

 

 

 

Korean men's hockey was eliminated in the semifinals of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.

 

Korea lost 3-5 to India in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games hockey men's semifinal match held at the Archer Canal Sports Park in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on the 4th.

 

Korea, which attempted to return to the top of the Asian Games 17 years after the 2006 Doha Asian Games, was pushed back to the 3rd-4th place match. 바카라사이트

 

The 3rd and 4th place match will be held on the 6th against China.

 

Korea lost 2-3 against China in the group stage of this tournament.

 

Korean men's hockey failed to win a medal in the previous competition, the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, where they placed 5th.

 

Due to the defeat on this day, Korea did not receive a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics finals, which is given to the winning team of this tournament.

 

They must try again to advance to the Olympics through the final qualifying round held in January 2024.

 

Korea, ranked 12th in the world by the Federation of International Hockey (FIH), had a poor start in the first quarter against 3rd ranked India.

 

India is currently the country with the highest global ranking among Asian countries and is the strongest candidate for the gold medal in this competition.

 

India's Hardik Singh scored the first goal 5 minutes into the game, and Mandeep Singh scored an additional goal in the 11th minute of the first quarter to go up 2-0.

 

Also, just before the end of the first quarter, Upadhyay Kumar added a goal to increase the lead to 3-0.

 

Korea, which had been on the defensive in the first quarter, launched a counterattack in the second quarter.

 

In the 2nd minute of the 2nd quarter, Man-jae Jeong (Incheon City Sports Council) made up for a goal through a promised play in a penalty corner situation, and in the 5th minute of the 2nd quarter, Man-jae Jeong also scored a field goal to trail 2-3.

 

However, a penalty corner was conceded in the 9th minute of the second quarter, and the first half ended at 2-4.

 

In the third quarter, Korea trailed by one goal again.

 

In the 12th minute of the third quarter, in a penalty corner situation, Man-jae Jeong diverted the shot from Jong-hyeon Jang (Seongnam City Hall) in the middle, increasing the possibility of a tie.

 

From the beginning of the 4th quarter, Korea launched an all-out offensive to overcome the 1-goal gap, but no goal was scored.

 

Instead, they conceded an additional goal with about 6 minutes left in the 4th quarter, making it 3-5, giving the victory to India.