China Dominate Kazakhstan with a 13-1 Victory in Hockey Asia Cup

China crushed Kazakhstan 13-1 in the Hockey Asia Cup, with standout performances from LU Yuanlin and GUO Xiaolong leading a dominant attack.

The game began with Kazakhstan striking early , as DUISENGAZY Agymtay converted a penalty corner in just the 2nd minute of the arc to give them the lead . China rapidly responded , earning a punishment corner in the 5th minute but failed to convert .

Nevertheless , at the 10th minute , DU Shihao equalized through a well-taken penalty corner .

Momentum swung heavily in China ’ s favor afterward , with CHEN Qijun scoring in the 13th minute , followed by LIN Changliang adding another in the 15th minute . The quarter ended with China firmly ahead at 3-1 .

The 2nd quarter began with both teams trading penalty corners, China in the 17th minute and Kazakhstan in the 18th minute of the arc but neither could find the net .

Hence , China continued to push and were eventually rewarded in the 29th minute when Chen Benhai converted a penalty corner , extending their lead . The first half closed with China in control at 4-1 .

Nonetheless, China came out firing after halftime and quickly piled on the goals . LU Yuanlin struck in the 31st minute ,

followed by GAO Jiesheng converting a penalty corner just a minute later . Kazakhstan had a chance in the 37th minute through a penalty corner but couldn’t capitalize .

Additionally, China then went on a scoring spree LIN Changliang ( 39 ’ ) , GUO Xiaolong ( 41 ’ ) , and two more from LU Yuanlin ( 42 ’ , 44 ’ from a penalty corner ) completing his hat-trick . The dominant quarter ended with China firmly in control at 10-1 .

China continued to dominate in the final one-quarter . Although they missed a penalty corner in the 47th minute , they kept pressing and added three more goals to their tally .

Du Shihao scored in the 53rd minute , followed by CHEN Benhai in the 56th minute of the arc ,

and GUO Xiaolong in the 58th minute of the arc . Nevertheless , with relentless attacking play , Republic of China sealed a resounding 13-1 victory over Republic of Kazakhstan .

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