Chennai. The Indian team defeated Malaysia in the final of the Asian Champions Trophy hockey match. Earlier, the Indian team had defeated Malaysia in the group match as well, but in the final, Malaysia played such hockey that once it felt that India would not be able to become the champion this time. On every goal scored by Malaysia against India, the silence in Chennai’s stadium deepened, but then the Indian team retaliated in such a way that Malaysia was shocked. Due to this counterattack of the Indian hockey team, the fans who came to watch the final match of the Asian Champions Trophy were again filled with enthusiasm and they lifted the sky on their heads with enthusiasm.
Champions of Asia!?
Congratulations to #TeamIndia on winning the #AsianChampionsTrophy after an incredible comeback in the final match. The rise of India’s Hockey is unstoppable and has made us all proud. My best wishes.#HockeyIndia pic.twitter.com/EO6AzkMTBv
— Sarbananda Sonowal (@sarbanandsonwal) August 12, 2023
In the final match of the Asian Champions Trophy Hockey, the Indian team entered the field with full enthusiasm. India also started brilliantly. India’s Jugraj Singh scored the first goal for Malaysia in the 8th minute after getting a penalty corner. Only after this the match started going in Malaysia’s court. The Malaysian players kept attacking the Indian goal and equalized the goal in the 14th minute. After this, in the 18th minute, Malaysia scored another goal on India and it went ahead 2-1. Then an opportunity came when Malaysia trailed India 3-1 by the end of the third half.
Seeing the final title being snatched away, the Indian team is now gearing up. The Indian hockey players displayed amazing stickwork in the last minutes of the third half. After this, India scored 2 goals in just 1 minute and overturned the losing game. India’s captain Manpreet Singh scored a goal in the 45th minute on Malaysia and then another goal was scored by India. In the 56th minute, Akashdeep Singh scored a brilliant field goal and with this India managed to win the Asian Champions Trophy for the fourth time.