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India rout South Korea 8-1 in Mohali to set up Asian Champions Trophy final against Japan
Shilanand Lakra and Dilpreet Singh scored twice each as Harmanpreet Singh's side led 6-1 at half-time. India meet Japan in Thursday's final.
Key points
- India beat South Korea 8-1 in the semi-final in Mohali.
- Shilanand Lakra and Dilpreet Singh scored twice each.
- India face Japan in Thursday's final.
India are in the final of the men’s Asian Champions Trophy. Harmanpreet Singh’s side beat South Korea 8-1 in the semi-final in Mohali on Wednesday night, two days after they had put eight past the same opponents in Jalandhar, and will play Japan for the title on Thursday.
The match was effectively settled by half-time, when India led 6-1. Shilanand Lakra opened the scoring in the fourth minute, and Harmanpreet added a penalty-corner goal in the ninth. South Korea pulled one back the same minute through Han Sangjun, but that was as close as they came.
Lakra struck again in the 13th minute. Sukhjeet Singh and Dilpreet Singh both scored in the 21st, and Dilpreet got his second four minutes later. He had also scored twice in the 8-0 league win on Monday.
India kept pressing after the break. Angad Bir Singh made it 7-1 in the 36th minute, and Vivek Sagar Prasad completed the scoring in the 54th.
The win takes India into the final for a record seventh time. The five-time champions have now won all six of their games in the tournament.
Japan reached the final the hard way. Their semi-final against Malaysia finished goalless, and they won the shoot-out 5-3. The final is in Mohali on Thursday, 5 November.