Harmanpreet Singh was a star show with a PCS hat trick when India walked past China in a 4-3 thriller in Rajgiru, Asia 2025. Jugraj Singh was also score, but the Indian game was not the best on Friday.
The Indian team was putting China under pressure from the beginning with a stable accumulation from the center of the field, which open open defense and allowed Mandeep to race to D. His passage to Sukhjeet was good, but the attacker was unable to capture it correctly and coincidence.
However, the pressure in the third minute led to the PC. While the Indian team couldn’t catch the chance properly, it allowed the option and Mandeep had a simple click. But the recommendation meant that the goal was eventually rewritten.
Dilpreet was given a chance to interrupt the stalemate soon afterwards, but his shot was saved by a Chinese goalkeeper. China is known to attack the counter, and got one chance with the tactics that caused panic in Indian defense.
China won its first computer in the 12th minute, which was professionally converted by Du Shihao with a fine variation. The reaction from India was immediate when they began to penetrate the circle more.
Indian PCs are worried about?
The biggest criticism of the Indian team has been for a long time that getting PC goals was entirely on HarmanPreet. During the European legs for League at the beginning of the year, the Indian captain suffered injuries and hindered the Indian level of PC conversion.
At the end of this game, India got one computer that Captain Harmanpreet could not convert when Hooter left. India equalized things right after the break, with Jugraj Singh entered to convert from the computer in the 18th minute. Jugraj gave India ahead with a fine computer (credit: Alan John/India Today)
One goal led to another, and the Indian PC seemed to have ended when Captain Harmanpreet got out to change the game on his head at the 20th minute.
Maybe they got too greedy because the fourth computer was a variation that didn’t work. China immediately switched to the other end and got a computer that went through the finish in the 21st minute.
India found herself as a short man when the hardik got a green card, but the pressure came from the hosts. PC in the 27th minute was thwarted, but Sukhjeet was at hand to put it in the net. Happiness was short-term because another recommendation meant that the score remained 2-1.
Immediately after the restart, HarmanPreet found the network again from the PC, which led the record in India for three out of four attempts. India scored three of its four PCs in the first three quarters (credit: Alan John/India Today)
China makes things interesting
The rise of Chinese hockey in the last few years has been remarkable. Last year they gave India to escape for their money in the finals of the Asian Trophy champions and were determined to do things in Rajgiru.
China was able to pull one back from its own computer when Benhai Chen scored in the 35th minute. The Chinese thought they were levels when the Xialong Guo scored, but the recommendation meant that India’s leadership had remained unaffected.
This served as awakening for India when they began to put pressure and the hosts were punished. But the Indian captain was not on the goal when his shot hit the place and went wide.
China continued to hit back in India and Yuanlin Lu went on a great run to earn a PC. While it was stopped, the resulting computer was in the 41 minute. A minute inserted Jieseheng Gao.
Momentum was firmly with China when we went to the last quarter.
Old habits die hard
During the European role for hockey leagues, the biggest Indian problem seemed to be their inability to protect leadership. This is exactly what happened during the game on Friday in Rajgir, because several mistakes and disintegration under pressure began to hurt the hosts.
The Indian search for the successor of the Sreejesh seems to be on the way that Pathak admitted three goals in two neighborhoods for which he was in the field. But for India, Captain Harmanpreet decided to replace his former lady, with another perfectly collected computer in the 47th minute to complete his trick.
The fifth goal almost brought a great step before the Chinese goalkeeper pulled his stunners to deny Mandeep Singha. India was reduced to 10 men because Jarmanpreet got a yellow card, of which it barely remains.
In the end they were anxious moments
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Published on:
29. August 2025
