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India Register Dominant 4-1 Win Over Korea In Men's U-18 Asia Cup
Captain Ketan Kushwaha: Captain Ketan Kushwaha, Varinder Singh, and Shahrukh Ali scored a goal each as the Indian U-18 Men’s Hockey Team produced a dominant 4-1 victory against Korea in their third Pool A match in the U-18 Asia Cup 2026 in Kakamigahara, Japan, on Monday.
Kushwaha scored in the 3rd and 36th minutes, Varinder Singh struck in the 5th, and Shahrukh Ali sounded the board in the 54th minute for India, while Korean captain Yun Jaehyeok (21') scored his team's lone goal.
India started the first quarter strongly, securing an early two-goal lead. In the third minute, India earned the first penalty corner of the match and successfully converted it into the opening goal. Rahul Yadav played an incisive pass to captain Kushwaha (3'), and although his initial shot was saved by the Korean goalkeeper, the ball rebounded to him, and he slotted it into the net.
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