India enter males’s Junior Asia Cup hockey semifinal with 17-0 win over Thailand

SALALAH (Oman),: Defending champions India moved into the semifinals of the boys’s Junior Asia Cup with a 17-0 win over Thailand of their final Pool A match.

India, who’re prone to prime the four-team Pool A with 10 factors from 4 video games after victories over Chinese language Taipei, Japan and Thailand and a 1-1 draw towards Pakistan, had been unstoppable with Angad Bir Singh scoring 4 targets (thirteenth, thirty third, forty seventh, fifty fifth min).

They may find out about their semifinal opponents in a while Monday when Pool B leaders Malaysia are scheduled to play Oman and Pakistan will tackle Japan in Pool A.

Pakistan might push India to second spot in Pool A in the event that they beat Japan of their final group match by greater than 14 targets.

Apart from Angad, the opposite goal-getters for India late on Sunday evening had been Yogember Rawat (seventeenth), captain Uttam Singh (twenty fourth, thirty first), Amandeep Lakra (twenty sixth, twenty ninth), Araijeet Singh Hundal (thirty sixth), Vishnukant Singh (thirty eighth), Bobby Singh Dhami (forty fifth), Sharda Nand Tiwari (forty sixth), Amandeep (forty seventh), Rohit (forty ninth), Sunit Lakra (54th) and Rajinder Singh (56th).

India started the competition with confidence, attacking Thailand with monotonous regularity, however had been unable to interrupt by means of within the early exchanges. Thailand not solely soaked up the strain but in addition made some forays into the rival territory.

Nevertheless, the defending champions edged forward simply earlier than the top of the primary quarter when Angad (thirteenth) discovered the again of the web.

Yogember Rawat doubled the benefit within the seventeenth minute and earlier than the half ended, captain Uttam (twenty fourth) had additionally acquired on the score-sheet, scoring from shut vary.

Uttam (thirty first) made it 6-0 within the first minute of the third quarter, rifling it into the highest nook from the suitable, and moments later Angad (thirty third) too acquired his second for the evening.
India had been main 10-0 earlier than the beginning of the ultimate quarter.

India continued to assault with full pressure as Sharda Nand Tiwari (forty sixth), Amandeep (forty seventh) and Angad (forty seventh) struck in fast succession to make it 13-0.

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