The defending champion Korea jumped in the Indian winning lane in Asia Cup 2025, holding 2-2 hosts on Wednesday 3rd September. Brace from Jiung Yang and the robust defense meant that the hosts would have their work cut into the last two games.
India tried to find a rhythm after their great victory over Kazakhstan, because their careless game in the last third and wasting chances to the edge of the guilt came to chase them on the day that was disturbed by the rain.
At the beginning of the day of Malaysia, she defeated China 2-0 and Japan overcame the Chinese Taipei with the same score in Rajgir.
India vs. South Korea, Hockey Asia Cup Super 4s: Emphasmation
Rains plays a spoil but does not stop the early dynamics of India
Sprinklers were not needed before the India vs Korea, because the sky opened a few minutes before the reverse hit. The rain would become stable and were accompanied by thunder and lightning when the players decided to get into the dressing room. Players got back to the dressing room right after the national anthem. (Credit: Alan John/India Today)
The volunteers threw themselves into the field to clean up and get the game quickly, and they were able to do sensational work. And after the beginning of 50 minutes the game finally started. Volunteers withdrew stunning efforts to prepare the lawn for the game (with kind permission: Alan John/India today)
Just when the game started to start again, the weather decided to play a villain again. This time, however, the strength was not so high and the players went to the lawn.
India started on the front leg with initial pressure on the defending champions and won her first computer in the third minute. The setting from the hosts was brilliant when they got a few more computers, but the Korean defense was on the brand.
But then Hardik Singh showed why he was one of the best midfielders in the world. After India won the ball in the middle of the way, the Hardik received the ball and the Oukd defender after a good run that released him around the goalkeeper and gave India the lead in the eighth minute.
The Korean answer was suddenly when they began to put pressure on the defense of the hosts. The champions’ defenders got happiness when, after a successful recommendation, they got into punishment that the Indian defender attacked the attacker.
South Yang joined the score at the 12th minute to bring Korea back to the competition.
The ghosts of the past begin to chase India again
It seemed that the victory of Japan and Kazakhstan meant that India was on the right track and there were many changes. However, some of the old habits that were visible in the victory in China continued to hurt the team.
It was a similar formula in Indian hockey, where they continued to maintain the lead. The pressure on them began to create errors when Mandeep was giving away the computer.
This helped Korea take the lead in the 14th minute of the match over Yang. This is the same formula of India, which proved during the League phase, which ended with a disaster for the team.
India started the second quarter with more intentions and circular penetration, but Korea remained decisive for defense. Every time the Indian striker received the ball, two Korean players were on it as a flash.
Harmanpreet’s green card at the 21st minute brought pressure back to the side. It was the six -green card India that went with their two yellow cards. As soon as the Indian captain was on the field, he almost set Jarmanpreet, whose shot was rescued by the Korean goalkeeper.
While India fought with her long balls, Korea approached the Indian defense. India needed to change the ideas that got into the second half.
The third half began with India looking for an equalizer, but the Korean markings and intensity did not allow the hosts a chance to get to D. India to get to D, where Sukhjeet was with the goalkeeper, but he shocked his shot and in the 41 minute it went well.
Abhiskek’s shot in the next minute also spread when India was slowly building a comeback. However, the connection in the first line continued to be wrong, because Korea was still sticking to its slim lead.
At the dying moments of the third quarter Abhishek almost set ManPreet, but the ball just avoided Indian wand No. 7. After a long time, India got a PC, but the Harmanpreet shot was wide.
India was handed over in the last quarter when Sukhjeet’s perseverance helped them to get an equalizer because Mandeep was at hand to send the ball to the net in the 52nd minute match, and that caused fresh hopes to the side.
The last five minutes of the fourth and last quarter were simply end-to-end. While South Korea received a criminal corner, India’s defense kept its nerve and was strong to deny the host another lead.
The tension caught fire, which even saw that South Korea dropped to ten men, but it was too late to affect the result of the game. India will massively devise your missed chances, specifically with Malaysia and China, which are waiting for them in Super 4S.
Malaysia is preparing for an indie clash with victory over China
The goals of Syed Cholan and Akhimullah Anuar were enough because Malaysia has prepared for an Indian clash with a hard combat victory over China. The targets came late in the third quarter and at the beginning of the last, because both teams played a very tactical game on the day.
The game began in a typical way when Malaysia put all pressure while China was sitting back and soaking it all in. The Chinese side could slowly set off to the field and secured three computers on trot.
But Gao’s shot was tame and went well in the eighth minute. In addition, the match felt more like a chess game, when both teams waited for a convenient moment to strike.
It was interesting to see the best shooter of the Akhimullah Anuar tournament, spend a lot of time on the sidelines when Malaysia was looking for a target. The second quarter saw China made more attacks on Malaysia D.
At the dying moments of the second quarter, China won a PC, but the defense was again on the brand. Anthony Farry’s party had five penetrations of the circle in the second quarter, but nothing came out and we went to the half of all squares.
China started the third quarter with a PC. Within the first few minutes, the boiling point occurred when Malaysia Andy tried to send the pass, but his wand hard hit the knee Xiaolong Guo.
This started the confrontation between the two sets of players with officials who entered to dispel the matter. Captain Marhan Jalil and Yuanlin Lu got yellow cards and a 10 -minute suspension for their role in defeat between players after the incident.
Both teams tried to break down the stalemate as much as possible, but both defense were up to the brand. In the end, Malaysia won the PC in the last minute of the third quarter and Syed Cholan did not think at all.
Immediately after restart, Fitri Saari made 2-0 with some sensational wand when he got to Chinese D and Anuar got his 10.
Anuar had almost his second when his shot at 51. A minute went just above the post. Both goalkeepers were called to the event in the last five minutes when the Chinese goalkeeper stopped a few computers from Malaysia. Shihao Du got a yellow card in dying moments when China ended 10 men.
China will play Korea on Thursday 4 September.
Japan is wasting in Taiwa, China, but moves to 5-6. playoffs
5.-8. Instead of playoffs between Japan and Chinese Taij-Pej, he started proceedings on Wednesday in Rajgir. Japan would feel relaxed with a draw to China, where they dominated the game for most of its parts before settling for 2-2 stalemates.
On Wednesday, Japan was at a rocking start because Ryosuke Shinohara’s strut in the first 11 minutes had them in a fixed control of the competition. They were on the front leg and continued to look for goals, but Taipei’s determined defense ensured that the score remained the same, and saved the blushing.
At the end of the fourth quarter, Japan carried out 40 circles compared to two Taipei. Japan received seven criminal corners, but could not convert any of them, because the Taipei defense remained solid and even downloaded several goal lines to keep the score to 2-0. Yoshihiro Anai is now heading for a drawing board and looking for a way to convert most of its chances to the 5th-6. Place of playoffs.
Japan will now be waiting for the winner of the match between Bangladesh and Kazakhstan on the last day of Sunday 7 September.
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Published on:
3 September 2025
