Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali): After the successful conduct of league matches at Jalandhar, the second host city Mohali is now ready for the knockout stage of the first-ever international hockey tournament being played on Punjab soil – the Hero Asian Champions Trophy.
With the 5th position and semi-final matches scheduled for tomorrow, i.e. November 4, the Olympian Balbir Singh Senior Hockey Stadium will mark its presence on the international hockey map. It will be the first time an international hockey match will be played at this stadium.
Owing to the unyielding and untiring efforts of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the State has not only hosted an international hockey tournament for the first time, but Mohali is also hosting an international hockey match for the first time.
In this edition of the Hockey Asian Champions Trophy, India has so far remained unbeaten, winning all five matches it played. After India, Japan has won three matches and drawn one, Malaysia has won three and South Korea has won two matches. China has drawn two and Bangladesh one. India has scored the highest total of 34 goals. Malaysia has scored 17 goals, South Korea and China 10 each, Japan 9 goals and Bangladesh 2 goals.
