Mohali: India and Japan advanced to the final of the 9th Asian Champions Trophy after winning their respective semi-finals at the Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium in Mohali on Wednesday.
India stormed into the final with an emphatic 8-1 victory over South Korea. Dilpreet Singh was named player of the match.
Olympians Ajitpal Singh and Zafar Iqbal, along with former Indian hockey captain Sardara Singh, presented the award to Dilpreet.
India scored in the fourth, ninth, 13th, 21st, 25th, 36th and 54th minutes, with two goals coming in the 21st minute, according to the match details.
Dilpreet Singh and Sillanand Lakra scored two goals each, while captain Harmanpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Vivek Prasad Sagar and Angadvir Singh contributed one goal apiece.
Hong Sangjun scored South Korea’s only goal in the ninth minute.
The tournament, which began in Punjab on October 27, will conclude with the final between India and Japan.
