India beats China by 1-0; won 5th ACT
It was not easy for the favourites and Paris Olympics bronze medallist as they failed to break the Chinese defence in the first three quarters.
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defender Jugraj Singh broke the deadlock as he scored a rare field goal in the 51st minute to hand his team the title.PHOTO:PTI
Hulunbuir, 17 Sept
Defending champions India eked out a fighting 1-0 win over
hosts China to claim their fifth Hero Asian Champions Trophy hockey title here
on Tuesday.
It was not easy for the favourites and Paris Olympics bronze
medallist as they failed to break the Chinese defence in the first three
quarters.
Eventually, defender Jugraj Singh broke the deadlock as he
scored a rare field goal in the 51st minute to hand his team the title.
Earlier in the day, Pakistan defeated Korea 5-2 to claim the
third spot in the six-team competition-PTI
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