Asian Champions Trophy: India Hammers South Korea!

India vs South Korea, Asian Champions Trophy Highlights: A 3-1 victory over South Korea, India won their fourth straight game in the Asian Champions Trophy - by far the closest challenge to their dominance in the tournament. This victory almost guarantees India a semifinal berth. In the first half, India was its usual dominant self, first through Araijeet Singh Hundal, who opened the scoring, then captain Harmanpreet Singh scored his 200th goal to give his team a two-goal lead.

Despite South Korea's resurgence in the second quarter of the match, where they held possession and managed to score a penalty corner, India pulled ahead once more. In the third quarter, Harmanpreet scored his second goal, while India managed the game well in the fourth quarter.

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India's thumping win came just 24 hours after the Indians had thrashed Malaysia 8-1. But the Indians had been on a winning spree even before this match. In the initial two games, India beat Japan 5-1 and China 3-0. The second-placed South Koreans had a jittery start to the campaign, drawing 5-5 with Japan, then posting a 2-2 draw against Pakistan before posting a 3-2 win over China in their last match.

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