India beat Malaysia to lift 3rd Asia Cup Hockey Title

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India beat Malaysia to lift 3rd Asia Cup Hockey TitleDhaka: India beat first time finalists Malaysia 2-1 in a thrilling finale to win the Asia Cup Hockey tournament-2017 played at Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Sunday.

Ramandeep Singh scored the opening goal in the third minute while Lalit Upadhyay extended India’s lead in the 29th minute of the game.

Despite continuous penetrations, the Malaysian strikers could not find the back of the net. Shahril Saabah scored a late goal for his side in the 50th minute to give them some hope. However, India managed to hold on to their lead to deny Malaysia their first Asia Cup title and won the continental title for the third time after a gap of 10 years.

Lalit Upapdhyay won the goal of the match award while Akashdeep Singh was adjudged the Man of the match.

Odisha’s defender Dipsan Tirkey was in the team which was led by Manpreet Singh.

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