Asian Champions Trophy 2026: India's hockey team won the 2026 Asian Champions Trophy 2026 by defeating Japan 4-1 in the final on Thursday (05 November). The match played at the Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium in Mohali was very exciting. Both the teams were tied at 1-1 for three quarters. But in the fourth quarter, the last quarter saw 3 goals from India, which turned the whole game upside down. Where at one point of time it looked very difficult for India to win, in the final quarter, India won the match one-sidedly. This was the sixth title of the Asian Champions Trophy for India.
Shilanand Lakda, Dilpreet Singh, Jugraj Singh and Vivek Prasad scored 1 goal each for India. The lone goal for Japan was scored by Kazumasa Matsumoto. The match did not start well for India
Kazumasa Matsumoto scored in the third minute to give Japan a 1-0 lead. Japan maintained the lead they had in the first quarter until 2 quarters. No goals were scored in the second quarter. In this way, Japan had a 1-0 lead after 2 quarters i.e. half time
BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONS! INDIA DEFEND THEIR CROWN! 🇮🇳🏆 Team India are crowned champions of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy Punjab 2026 after a commanding 4-1 victory over Japan in the Final! The defending champions deliver when it matters most to retain their title on home soil! Their record-extending 6th ACT title! #HockeyIsBack #HACT2026 #SatSriAkalAsia #IndiaKaGame
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) November 5, 2026
India equalizes in the third quarter
In the third quarter, Shilanand Lakda scored the first goal for India in the 42nd minute. After three quarters, Japan's lead ended. Now the score was tied at 1-1.
fourth quarter turnaround
After scoring the first goal in the third quarter, India scored a goal. In the fourth quarter, Team India scored 3 goals to register a one-sided victory in the thorny match. Dilpreet Singh scored in the 48th minute. Jugraj Singh scored in the 53rd minute. In the next 54th minute, Vivek Prasad scored. No other goal could be scored from Japan until full time. In this way, India won 4-1 and clinched the title.
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