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May 5, 2000
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Classy India outclass ChinaIt took India a while to warm to the task, but once they got going, China had no reply.
Su Rifeng in the Chinese goal also had an inspired first half as he singlehandedly kept the score down. The first half was evenly matched but Arjun Halappa (10th) and Deepak Thakur (33rd) applied the finishing touches from close range to give India a 2-0 half-time lead. The second half followed the patten of the first with India doing the attacking and China content with the occassional counterattacks. But the flood gates opened when Arjun Halappa converted a penalty stroke in the 45th minute. Gagan Ajit Singh (49th, 65th), Len Ayappa (51), Praboth Trikey (56th) and a second from Deepak (62nd) added to the scoreline.
China did earn a last second penalty-corner but just like in their 3-4 defeat to Japan yesterday, they could not put the finishing touch to the chance. Nonetheless, China can still walk with their heads held high. It will come as no surprise if they finish in the top sixth here. In their opening match, India had beaten Bangladesh 5-1. In the others matches of the day, Korea enjoyed another easy victory after defeating Singapore 10-0. Korea earlier had hammered Chinese Taipei 13-1 in their first match. Uzbekistan proved to be the better side in a battle between minnows in Group B, defeating Iran 6-0. The Uzbeks has earlier lost 1-5 to Bangladesh yesterday in their first match. India meets Japan in its next match tomorrow. Look out for the full report in 35 minutes Pool Standings:
Courtsey: www.hockeyasia.com
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