The fourth quarter has remained quiet, with neither side creating any meaningful opportunities as both teams are now waiting for the final whistle to blow.
India score another goal in the 40th minute, meaning that they now have found the back of the net four times in the third quarter.
Harmanpreet picked out Sanjay with a superb aerial from the left wing. Sanjay brought it down at the top of the D and unleashed a powerful strike towards goal. The ball took a deflection off Dilpreet’s stick on its way in, giving the forward his second goal of the night.
Its raining goals for India as Sanjay scores in the 36th minute. Sanjay himself started a good move with a neat exchange of passes with Shilanand, set up Dilpreet for the shot, and then followed up to smash home the rebound after Kim saved Dilpreet’s attempt. He now is the sixth different scorer of the night for India.
Harmanpreet’s clever behind-the-back pass sets up Jugraj, whose dragflick is saved by Kim, but Shilanand pounces on the rebound to smash home. Moments later, Harmanpreet orchestrates another brilliant move, finding Aditya, who squares it for Sukhjeet to deflect in from close range. India thus score two goals back-to-back in the 33rd minute.
Jugraj took the drag-flick this time, but Kim Jaehyon made the save. The rebound fell to Harmanpreet, who fired a reverse hit across goal. Vishnukant got a touch and sent it past the goalkeeper. However, he had used the back of his stick, and the goal was ruled out.
South Korea have been creating the better chances in the second quarter, as India’s momentum seems to have gone down. The visitors won four penalty corners back-to-back, but failed to covert thanks to some good defending by the Indians, especially Krishan Bahadur Pathak in goal.
The second quarter now begins as India look to further extend their 3-0 lead. They have had a change in goal as Krishan Bahadur Pathak will be the goalkeeper now.
A penalty corner for India, and its a goal in the 15th minute thanks to Harmanpreet Singh. He produces a powerful signature drag flick to score his 9th goal of the tournament. This is his 8th goal from a penalty corner in the Asian Champions Trophy 2026.
Minutes after getting the first goal, India have scored the second in the 11th minut, and it is Jugraj Singh who gets on the scoresheet this time. The penalty corner broke down after Vivek failed to trap the ball cleanly, but India refused to let the attack die. Dilpreet’s deflection off Harmanpreet’s pass was saved, but Vishnukant was quick to collect the rebound and found Jugraj at the far post.
Jugraj picks out Jarmanpreet with a brilliant long ball. Jarmanpreet controls it superbly near the baseline before cutting it back for Dilpreet Singh. The ball takes a Korean touch on its way, but Dilpreet makes no mistake, smashing a stunning reverse hit high into the net in the 8th minute!
The umpire goes upstairs to check for a possible back-stick, but the TV umpire gives the goal the green light. INDIA LEAD 1-0!
India create their first opening in the third minute as Sukhjeet does well to trap Jarmanpreet’s fierce pass into the circle. He attempts to replicate yesterday’s stunning goal through a reverse-hit effort, but South Korean goalkeeper is alert this time, making a good save to deny him.
India have gone into the match with one major change in the lineup. Hardik Singh has been rested and Vishnukant Singh has come in his place. On the other hand, Abhishek Nain, who missed the last game after a pre-match injury, is not part of the squad, with Angad Bit Singh playing in his place.
The India vs South Korea Asian Champions Trophy 2026 match will telecast on the Star Sports 2 and Star Sports 2 HD channel, and it can be live streamed on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.
The last time the two teams played was at the Asian Games in September where India hammered South Korea 8-2 in a Pool A clash. India went on to win the gold medal.
The last time India lost to South Korea was in the final of the 2019 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup final. The regulation period ended 1-1 before South Korea won 4-2 in the shootout. Since then the two teams have played 10 matches with India winning 7 while 3 ended in a draw
India captain Harmanpreet Singh has been the star for India in the Asian Champions Trophy 2026. With 7 goals to his name in the tournament, he is the tournament’s highest goal-getter. In fact, he is coming into this game on the back of scoring a hat-trick against Malaysia in the last game.
India are in solid form heading into the match against South Korea. They beat Bangladesh 13-0 in the opening game, followed by a 5-2 against China, 4-1 vs Japan and 4-2 wins against Malaysia. This means that India are the only team unbeaten in the tournament. They will look to maintain this streak vs South Korea.
Hello and welcome to the Olympian Surjit Singh Stadium in Jalandhar, as India take on South Korea in their final league stage game of the Asian Champions Trophy 2026. Keep following here for all the live action from Harmanpreet Singh and team’s final match before they head into the semi-final.