India's men's hockey team defeated South Korea 8-1 in the semi-finals on Wednesday (04 November) to make the final place of the 2026 Asian Champions Trophy. This is the 7th time that Team India has stepped into the final of the tournament. The match held at the Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium in Mohali saw complete dominance from India.
WAS THERE EVER ANY DOUBT?! 🇮🇳🔥 The unbeaten hosts make a thunderous statement, storming past Korea 8-1 to book their place in the FINAL of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy Punjab 2026! 💪🏑 UP NEXT: JAPAN IN THE FINAL! 🇯🇵 🗓️ Thursday, November 5 ⏰ 7:00 PM IST One more step to glory! 🇮🇳🏆 #HockeyIsBack #HACT2026 #SatSriAkalAsia #IndiaKaGame
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) November 4, 2026
Tomorrow will be the final.
The final match of the tournament will be played tomorrow i.e. on November 05, Thursday, at the Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium in Mohali. According to Indian time, the match will start at 7 pm. It is worth noting that India has stepped into the final without losing any match.
India's one-sided win in semi-finals
The semi-final match was one-sided for India. Shilanand Lakra opened India's account by scoring a goal in the fourth minute. South Korea retaliated in the 9th minute, Sangjun Han scored a goal to level the score at 1-1. But after a few seconds, in the 9th minute, the second goal from India was scored by captain Harmanpreet Singh. The first quarter did not end that Shilanand scored another goal in the 13th minute. At the end of the first quarter, Team India had a 3-1 lead.
3 goals were seen from India in the second quarter. Sukhjeet Singh and Dilpreet Singh scored in the 21st minute. Moving forward, Dilpreet Singh scored another goal in the 25th minute. Now after 2 quarters, India has a 6-1 lead.
There was a goal from India in the third quarter, which Angad Bir did in the 36th minute. After three quarters, India had a 7-1 lead. In the fourth and last quarter, Vivek Sagar scored a goal for India in the 54th minute. In this full time, India won the match 8-1.
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