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The Indians, who thrashed Korea 5-0 of their remaining round-robin match, scored by Salima Tete (eleventh minute and Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke (nineteenth) to emerge winners.
Unbeaten India continued their glowing kind, defeating Asian Games silver medallist South Korea 2-0 to enter the ultimate of the ladies’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey match right here on Saturday.
The Indians, who thrashed Korea 5-0 of their remaining round-robin match, scored by Salima Tete (eleventh minute0 and Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke (nineteenth) to emerge winners.
Asian Games bronze medallist India will tackle Japan within the remaining on Sunday. The Japanese eked out a slim 2-1 win over Asian Games champions China 2-1 within the first semifinal.
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Kana Urata (thirty fourth minute) and Miyu Suzuki (forty fourth) scored for Japan, whereas China’s lone strike got here from the stick of Tiantian Luo (eleventh).
In the second semifinal later within the day, the Indians began from the place they left and pressed exhausting on the Japanese purpose from the onset with relentless assaults.
India’s ploy resulted in successive penalty corners within the third minute of the primary quarter however the Japanese defence stood tall with goalkeeper Kim Eunji making a great save to disclaim Deepika from the second try.
A minute later Monika got here agonisingly near scoring from open play from a counter-attack however her shot to the underside nook went inches off the goal.
India’s relentless strain lastly tasted success within the eleventh minute when Salima gave the lead after being arrange by Udita from a counter-attack to finish the primary quarter with a slender one purpose benefit.
The Indians began with the identical depth within the second quarter and doubled their lead 4 minutes later from a penalty nook.
Vaishnavi scored from a rebound from shut vary with a reverse flick after Deep Grace Ekka’s flick was saved by the Korean goalkeeper.
India received one other penalty nook within the twenty seventh minute however Deep Grace’s flick from the third battery was brilliantly saved by Korean keeper Eunji because the hosts went into the midway break with a two-goal cushion.
Trailing by two objectives, the Koreans seemed extra optimistic within the third quarter and made some attacking strikes into the Indian citadel however weren’t in a position to realise them into objectives.
The Koreans quickly earned back-to-back penalty corners however did not penetrate the Indian defence.
In return, India secured a penalty nook however failed to seek out the again of the online regardless of getting alternatives from three rebounds.
Penalty corners got here thick and quick for India however they did not utilise the possibilities, which undoubtedly can be a reason for concern for the crew’s chief coach Janneke Schopman going ahead.
India secured their seventh penalty nook three minutes into the fourth and remaining quarter, however did not utilise the chance.
Thereafter, the Indians most popular to play secure and was content material in defending their two-goal benefit, particularly after being down by two gamers — Jyoti and Vandana Kataraiya, who have been proven playing cards within the remaining 5 minutes of the sport.
Korea took benefit of the 2 participant benefit and pressed exhausting on the Indian defence and within the course of secured one other penalty nook 4 minutes from the ultimate hooter however did not beat India captain Savita Punia in entrance of the purpose.
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