With a convincing 16-1 victory over Singapore, the Indian men's hockey team has now scored 32 goals in just two games. On September 28, India will play its next game against Japan.
In their second Pool A encounter, the Indian men's hockey team defeated Singapore 16-1 on Tuesday at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium in Hangzhou, China.
In India's decisive victory, goals came from Mandeep Singh (12', 30', 51'), Lalit Upadhyay (16'), Gurjant Singh (22'), Vivek Sagar Prasad (23'), Harmanpreet Singh (24', 39', 40', 42'), Manpreet Singh (37'), Samsher Singh (38'), Abhishek (51', 52'), and Varun Kumar (55', 56'). Singapore's consolation goal came from Muhammad Zaki Bin Zulkarnain at the 53-second mark.
With this victory, India, who has three times won the Asian Games men's hockey Pool A championship, solidified their lead in the standings. The top two finishers in each pool progress to the semifinals. In contrast to Singapore, which lost to Pakistan 11-0 in their opening game, the third-ranked Indian men's hockey team trounced Uzbekistan with a convincing 16-0 victory.
With legendary captain Harmanpreet Singh back in the lineup after missing the Uzbekistan match, India immediately went on the offensive, forcing Singapore, ranked No. 49 in the world, to defend in depth. India kept moving into the opposing half and made a field goal to start the scoring.
Mandeep Singh deflected a pass from Gurjant Singh to win the game. At the completion of the opening period, India had a 1-0 lead. Only a few minutes into the second quarter, India extended its lead. Sukhjeet passed to an advancing Lalit Upadhyay after dribbling into the Singaporean half, and Upadhyay scored to give India a 2-0 lead.
