Indian junior men’s hockey team kicked off their campaign at the Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2023 in Salalah, Oman with a solid 18-0 win over Chinese Taipei in their first Pool A match on Wednesday.
Araijeet Singh Hundal (19’, 19’, 30’, 59) starred in the match for India, scoring four goals, while Amandeep (37’, 38’, 41’) netted a hat-trick. Captain Uttam Singh (10’, 59’), Boby Singh Dhami (11’, 46’) and Chandura boby Poovanna (39’, 54’) scored a brace while Aditya Arjun Lalage (37’), Sharda Nand Tiwari (11’), Angad Bir Singh (37’), Amir Ali (51’), and Rawat Yogember (60’) also scored a goal each.
India pressed early on in the match, earning themselves a crucial penalty corner. But Sharda Nand Tiwari’s flick was defended by Chinese Taipei. Captain Uttam Singh (10’) broke the opposition’s resistance and scored the first goal for India, and a few seconds later, Boby Singh Dhami (11’) doubled India’s lead with a powerful strike. Sharda Nand Tiwari (11’) added in the third goal for India from a penalty corner as India finished the first quarter with a 3-0 lead.
India continued their dominance in possession in the second half and managed to earn another penalty corner.
