For India, it was captain Harmanpreet Singh (20\u2019, 33\u2019, 47\u2019) who put in a fantastic performance, as he scored a hat-trick. And whilst Jugraj Singh (18\u2019) was the other Indian player to get onto the scoresheet, China got their goals from Shihao Du (12\u2019), Benhai Chen (35\u2019), and Jiesheng Gao (41\u2019).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Right from the push back, the Indian team were on the front foot, as they attacked with pace. China absorbed the pressure, survived a Penalty Corner, and then started to stitch together a few moves that had India concerned. The pressure eventually paid off for China, as they won a Penalty Corner of their own and then converted with Shihao Du (12\u2019), finding the back of the net. India had to mount a comeback quickly and piled on the pressure on China, ending the first quarter in the ascendancy. However, China led 1-0.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India began the second quarter on the attack and were doing well to put the pressure on China. Three minutes into the period, India won a Penalty Corner and Jugraj Singh (18\u2019) smashed it home to make it 1-1. Shortly after, India earned another Penalty Corner and captain Harmanpreet Singh (20\u2019) rifled it home to make it 2-1. The hosts were dominating proceedings in the late afternoon sun and kept China, who created a couple of chances, at arm\u2019s length through the rest of the quarter. At the half-time break, India led 2-1, much to the joy of the home fans.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India came out of the break looking to pile on the misery for their opponents, and on cue, the skipper Harmanpreet Singh (33\u2019) made it 3-1 from the first Penalty Corner of the quarter. China responded brilliantly shortly, as they won their third Penalty Corner and Benhai Chen (35\u2019) converted to make it 3-2. For the next few minutes, India and China matched each other move for move, with the latter looking dangerous, and making it a little nervy for the home fans. With 20 minutes to go in the game, China won a couple of Penalty Corners, and the second resulted in an equaliser from Jiesheng Gao (41\u2019). At the end of the quarter, both sides were locked at 3-3, with the game very much in the balance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India began the second quarter on the attack and were doing well to put the pressure on China. Three minutes into the period, India won a Penalty Corner and Jugraj Singh (18\u2019) smashed it home to make it 1-1. Shortly after, India earned another Penalty Corner and captain Harmanpreet Singh (20\u2019) rifled it home to make it 2-1. The hosts were dominating proceedings in the late afternoon sun and kept China, who created a couple of chances, at arm\u2019s length through the rest of the quarter. At the half-time break, India led 2-1, much to the joy of the home fans.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India will take on Japan in their next match on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n