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India vs Korea Highlights Men's Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2021 

Fourth Quarter

• Final Score - India 2 - 2 Korea
• Another yellow card for India. 
• Excellent review by Korea, as India's goal was denied. The ball hits Korean defender and ends up in goal but as per rules if the ball was not heading towards the net then the goal will not be given. 
• Another PC for India. 
• India fail to convert yet another PC. With less than 10 minutes in hand, will we get to see a match-winning goal?
• India bounce back to win PC. 
• Indian defence is under pressure now.
• Goal! And Korea scores the equaliser in the first minute of the Q4. Kim Sung Hyun scores for Korea.

Third Quarter

• End of Q3. India 2 - 1 Korea
• Goal! Korea converts the 3rd PC. Jonghyung Jang the goalscorer for Korea.
• Three back to back PCs for Korea. 
• Korea win first PC of the match. Lalit gets yellow card. India end the quarter with a man less on the field.
• Goal! India convert the third PC in Q3. Harmanpreet Singh strikes and India get their second goal. 
• Back to back PCs for India at the start of Q3.
• Q3 starts. India lead with one goal.
• India have enjoyed 55% possession in the first two quarters. 

Second Quarter

• Half-time: India 1 - 0 Korea
• Brave defence by Korea to avoid the goal on PC. 
• India win the first penalty corner of the match just ahead of half-time. 
• India's defence led by Germanpreet Singh is doing their best to keep the ball away from India's net. 
• India have pierced the Korean defence four times so far in less than two quarters. Mandeep and Lalit are putting their best foot forward to put the Korean defence under pressure. 
• First attack on goal by Korea in Q2. Indian defence stand tall. 
• India looking to continue their dominance in Q2. 

First Quarter 

• End of the first quarter: India 1 - 0 Korea
• India dominating the Q1. Indian players are piling on in numbers in Korea's half. 
• In the last encounter between these two teams. Korea managed to play out a draw on the same venue in Dhaka. 
• Goal! Lalit Kumar scores the first goal for India. Great start for the defending champions in Q1. 

Let's play!

Both the teams are on the field for the national anthems, starting with Southe Korea followed by India. 

Match Preview - New cycle starts as India take on Korea in Men's Hockey Asian Champions Trophy

India Men's Hockey team will return to action for the first time since their historic Olympic bronze-medal winning campaign as the Hero Men's Asian Champions Trophy 2021 gets underway in Dhaka from December 14. In their opening tie, India are up against Korea. The defending champions will be led by skipper Manpreet Singh and vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh as they look to win the trophy.

India's starting XI

India vs Korea Live Score

Match Starts at 3:00 PM

Olympic bronze medallist Indian men's hockey team will start its new cycle with a bunch of youngsters aiming to prove their mettle when it begins its Asian Champions Trophy campaign against Korea on Tuesday.

India have won this prestigious event thrice since its inception in 2011 and have won the previous two editions held in 2016 in Kuantan, Malaysia and 2018 in Muscat, Oman. 

India will play their opening match against Korea on December 14, followed by their match against hosts Bangladesh on the next day. Their third match will be against arch-rivals Pakistan on December 17 and on December 19, they take on Asian Games Champions Japan. The semi-finals and final will be held on December 21 and 22 respectively.

India squad 

Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Suraj Karkera, Harmanpreet Singh, Gurinder Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Dipsan Tirkey, Varun Kumar, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Mandeep Mor, Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh, Jaskaran Singh, Sumit, Rajkumar Pal, Akashdeep Singh, Shamsher Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Dilpreet Singh, Gursahibjit Singh, Shilanand Lakra

Match details

Men's Asian Champions Trophy 2021

Match India vs Korea

Date December 14 (Tuesday), 2021

Time 3:00 PM IST

Venue Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium, Dhaka

Live Streaming 

The Men's Asian Champions Trophy 2021 is available on Star Sports 1/1 HD, Star Sports Select 2/Select 2 HD and Disney+ Hotstar