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India beat Korea 4-1 to remain unbeaten, storm into semis of ACT

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Dragflicker Harmanpreet Singh scored a hat-trick as defending champions India defeated South Korea 4-1 in their final round robin match to keep a clean slate and storm into the semi-finals of the Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) here on Wednesday.

By virtue of this win, India are presently atop the standings with 13 points from five games.

Both India and Malaysia have already qualified for the last four stage of the tournament.

Malaysia still has a game left against Pakistan on Thursday while Asian Games gold medalist Japan will take on hosts Oman.

Harmanpreet (4th, 47th and 59th minutes) converted three penalty corners for India, while Gurjant Singh Singh scored the other from a field effort in the 10th minute.

 

For South Korea, Lee Seungil scored a brilliant field goal in the 20th minute.

The final semi-final line-up will be decided after last round robin matches on Thursday.

India had earlier thrashed hosts Oman 11-0 before outclassing arch-rivals Pakistan 3-1. In their last two match, India mauled reigning Asian Games gold medalist Japan 9-0 before being held by old nemesis Malaysia to a goalless draw.

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First Published: Oct 25 2018 | 1:00 AM IST

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