Pakistan vs South Korea Highlights, Men's Asian Champions Trophy 2024 third-place match: Pakistan beat Korea in thriller to finish third

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Former champions Pakistan and South Korea will fight for a third-fourth place finish at the Men’s Asian Champions Trophy 2024. Pakistan went down China in the semifinals, while 2021 champions Korea were trounced by India in their semi-final clash.

While Pakistan, champions in 2012, 2013 and 2018, went down against the hosts in the penalty shootout, Korea were beaten 1-4 by India in a rather lop-sided match. Incidentally, Korea finished fourth last year while Pakistan had managed the same finish in the edition prior.

Pakistan goes down against China

In a mega upset, China stunned Pakistan 2-0 in the shootout to enter the Final of Men’s Asian Champions Trophy 2024 here at the Moqi Hockey Training Base in Hulunbuir, China. This will be the first time in the history of the tournament that the Chinese national team has made it to the title round while the second highest number of title winners Pakistan will play for the Bronze medal against the loser of the second semifinal between India and Korea. 

The Chinese goalkeeper Caiyu Wang was outstanding in his efforts to keep a clean slate in the shootout, while, Benhai Chen and Chanliang Lin scored for China. Earlier in the match, Yuanlin Lu had given China an early 1-0 lead in the 18th minute. 

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The first semifinal of the day truly lived up to its billing with China posing a mega threat to Pakistan’s hopes of making the final right from the start. They were gritty in their pursuit, dominated the ball possession and created early chances. China was buoyed by the unprecedented support from the home crowd, who turned up in large numbers as it was a government holiday here for the Mooncake Festival which marks the post-autumn harvest celebrations across China.

South Korea handed tough loss by India

The Indian men’s hockey team registered an emphatic 4-1 win over Korea in the Semi-Final of Men’s Asian Champions Trophy 2024 at the scenic Moqi Hockey Training Base in the China Daur Ethnic Park, Hulunbuir on Monday. Uttam Singh (13’) gave India the lead in the first quarter, followed by goals from Harmanpreet Singh (19’, 45+’) and Jarmanpreet Singh (32’). Jihun Yang (33’) scored the only goal for Korea.

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