With a 16-0 victory over Indonesia, India’s men’s hockey team advances to the Asia Cup knockout stage
India needed to beat Indonesia by a score of 15-0 or more to advance to the next round. With a 16-0 victory And the defending champions did so thanks to five goals from Dipsan Tirkey and three goals from Sudev Belimagga.
With a 16-0 victory On Thursday, a young India men’s hockey team thrashed and hosted Indonesia 16-0 to qualify for the Asia Cup Super 4 stage.
The crushing victory secured India’s place in the tournament’s knockout stages and effectively ended Pakistan’s chances.
Both India and Pakistan finished with four points in Pool A, trailing Japan. But the hosts qualified for the Super 4s due to a better goal difference (1). India needed to beat Indonesia by a score of 15-0 or more to advance to the next round, and the defending champions did so thanks to five goals from Dipsan Tirkey and three goals from Sudev Belimagga.
Veteran SV Sunil, Pawan Rajbhar, and Karthi Selvam had two goals, while Uttam Singh and Nilam Sanjeep Xess had one. Earlier in the day, Pakistan had lost 2-3 to Japan.
