India end decade win to win Asia Cup

23 Oct 2017 04:21 PM

India on Sunday ended their 10-year wait for continental triumph when they beat a gutsy Malaysia 2-1 in a nail-biting final to clinch their third Asia Cup hockey title



The match was played at te Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

India, which won the Asia Cup last time in 2007 in Chennai, scored from field efforts through Ramandeep Singh within the first 3 minutes and Lalit Upadhyay in the 29th minute to dash Malaysian hopes.

Malaysia was in summit clash for the first time since tournament's inception.

The ever-improving Malaysians, however, fought valiantly and didn't give up for a single minute.

Their efforts bore fruit in the 50th minute when Shahril Saabah pulled one goal back.

Reporter: Bureau | Desk: | Editing: Bhakti Pai Balgi



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