Jakarta: India defeated Indonesia 16-0 in the last match of the group stage of the Asian Cup of Hockey to advance to the knockout round.
Pakistan, on the other hand, failed to advance to the knockout rounds and missed out on qualifying for the World Cup. It is noteworthy that only the top 3 teams in the tournament will qualify for the World Cup.
Earlier, defending Asian Cup champions India drew with Pakistan in the first match. India, who later lost to Japan, lost their knockout round chances. India won the match 15-0 against Indonesia and only lost to Pakistan in the match against Japan.
India won the match 16-0 against Indonesia on Thursday. Pakistan also lost the match against Japan. In Group A, both India and Pakistan finished the round with 4 points, respectively, but India qualified for the next round on goal difference.
Thipson Tirkey scored 4 goals (41 ‘, 46’, 58 ‘, 58’) and Sudev Belimaka 3 goals (44 ‘, 45’, 54 ‘) for India in the match against Indonesia. Apart from them, Tamil Nadu players Karthi Selvam (39 ‘, 55’), Pawan Rajbar (9 ‘, 10’), Sunil Selamarpet (18 ‘, 23’), Uttam Singh (13 ‘), Sanjeeb Jess (19’) and Virender Lakra (40 ‘) also contributed to the team’s victory.
Next up is India, who face Japan in the Super 4 match on Saturday.
Other matches: In other matches on Thursday, Japan – Pakistan (3-2), Malaysia – Bangladesh (8-1), South Korea – Oman (5-1).
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