Hosts India started the Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023 with a big win against China by 7-2. Captain Harmanpreet Singh and Varun Kumar scored twice each in the game, while Sukhjeet Singh, Akashdeep Singh and Mandeep Singh were the other scorers for the host nation.
Brief match report: India vs China
Q1 (Final Scoreline): India 3 (Harmanpreet Singh 5’, 8’; Sukhjeet Singh 15’) — China 0
Inside the first 10 minutes, India successfully utilised their first two penalty corners as the skipper Harmanpreet Singh scored both goals.
In the 15th minute, India counted another penalty corner successfully after Sukhjeet Singh made the scoreline 3-0 on the rebound.
Q2 (Final Scoreline): India 6 (Akashdeep Singh 16’; Varun Kumar 19’, 30) — China 2 (E Wenhui 18’; Gao Jiesheng 25’)
Though China managed two goals in the second quarter, they had no relief as the hosts added three more goals.
In the first minute of the second quarter, Akashdeep Singh scored a field goal.
In the 18th minute, E Wenhui opened the account for China through a field goal.
However, Varun Kumar made the scoreline 5-1 for the hosts in the next minute by successfully converting a penalty corner.
Gao Jiesheng scored the second goal for China as they only utilised a penalty corner in the 25th minute of the game.
The second half ended with a 6-2 scoreline after Varun successfully counted another penalty corner for the hosts in the last minute.
Half-time
Q3 (Final Scoreline): India 7 (Mandeep Singh 40’) — China 2
In the 10th minute of the third quarter, Mandeep Singh scored India’s seventh goal as the hosts successfully counted another penalty corner.
Q4 (Final Scoreline): India 7 — China 2
Though the hosts had some good chances to move the scoreline in their favour, the final quarter didn’t see a goal from any side.
