India Edge China 4-3 in Thrilling FIH Hockey Pro League Match

The match began at an adequate pace with both sides settling in . India earned a penalty corner in the 5th minute but failed to convert .

China struck first in the 12th minute when Du Shihao scored to give them the lead . Just before the break , India had another penalty corner opportunity in the 14th minute but could not find the target . Moreover, The first quarter ended with China leading 1-0 .

Hence, The second quarter began with both teams applying pressure in search of goals . India found their breakthrough in the 17th minute when Jugraj Singh converted a penalty corner to level the score .

Consequently, Just three minutes later , captain Harmanpreet Singh added another from a penalty corner in the 20th minute , putting India ahead 2-1 .

At the 23rd minute , Hardik Singh received a green card , but India maintained their momentum . They earned another penalty corner in the 27th minute but couldn’t convert . The quarter ended with India turning the game around to lead 2-1 .

India started the 3rd quarter on the plan of attack , earning an early penalty corner but failing to convert . Therefore, In the 33rd minute , they capitalized on another penalty corner as captain Harmanpreet Singh scored his second of the match to extend India ’ s lead to 3-1 .

China quickly responded in the 35th minute when Chen Benhai scored from a penalty corner to reduce the deficit .

Nonetheless, In the 39th minute , India were awarded a penalty stroke but couldn’t take advantage . Moreover , just two minutes later , China struck again as Gao Jiesheng converted a penalty corner in the 41st minute of the arc to level the score at 3-3 .

India ’ s Jarmanpreet Singh was then shown a green card in the 43rd minute . Nonetheless, The quarter ended with the match evenly poised at 3-3 .

The final quarter began with both teams going head to head in a tense battle .

Consequently, In the 47th minute , India regained the lead as captain Harmanpreet Singh completed his hat-trick with another penalty corner conversion . Therefore , at the 53rd minute , Jarmanpreet Singh received a yellow card , temporarily putting India a man down .

Near the end , China ’ s Du Shihao was given a green card in the 59th minute of the arc . Furthermore, despite late pressure , China couldn’t find an equalizer , and the match ended with India clinching a narrow 4-3 victory .

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