The Contest, Delayed Slightly by Rain, Began Brightly for India. In the Early Exchanges, The Hosts Pressed Hard, Earning Two Penalty Corners Within The First Seven Minutes But Failing to Convert. The breakthrough came in the eighth minute when sukhjeet singh won the ball in midfield and fed hardik singh, who made a dazzling solo run before calmly Finishing Past the Korean Goalan Gaalakeeper.
Korea Hit Back Almost Immedited. A foul by jugraj singh inside the circle handed them a penalty stroke, which yang converted with precision in the 12th minute. Just Two Minutes Later, Hyeon Hong Kim’s Drag Flick from a Penalty Corner Gave Korea A 2-1 Lead, Stunning the Indian Defense.
India Dominated Possession in the Second Quarter, relatively Attacking the Korean Circle. However, disciplined defending and sharp goalkeeping kept them at bay. The closest India came was in the 22nd minute, when jarmanpreet singh’s angled shot was denied by a reflex save.
The Third Quarter Followed A Simlar Script, with India Creating Chances but Struggling to Convert. Manpreet Singh’s Clever Pass Set Up Sukhjeet at the far post in the 41st minute, but his shot drifted Abhishek also wasted two options beforet singh’s penalty corner attempt was cleared off the line.
India final found the equaliser in the 53rd minute. Sukhjeet Threaded a perfect ball to mandeep singh, who tapped into an Empty Net to make it 2-2. Both sides had penalty corners in the closing stages, but neither count break the deadlock. Abhishek Created One Last Chance for Sukhjeet in the 56th minute, but the attempt went just wide as the thriller ended in a stalemate.
In the day’s other super 4s clash, malaysia extended their unbeated run with a 2-0 win over China, second a fourth straight victory. Earlier, in the 5th-6th place place, Japan Defeated Chinese Taipei 2-0, Courtesy of a Brace from Shinohara Ryosuke.
India, who topped their pool with three wins from three,
