India beat Malaysia 2-1 to clinch its 3rd Asia Cup title in Hockey. India reached the finals after trouncing Pakistan 4-0. The finals of the tournament took place in Dhaka on October 22. India started off the finals in dream fashion as Ramandeep found the back of the net in the first five minutes of the first quarter. The second goal came from Lalit, who has been in great form throughout the tournament, was finally rewarded in the finals as he gave India a handsome 2-0 lead. The Indian team got ample opportunities in the third quarter but could not take full toll of that. There were two sitters that were missed.
As expected India wanted to play possession hockey in the last quarter, but that is when Malaysia struck back with a goal. The score was 2-1 heading into the last ten minutes of the game. The last ten minutes of the game was pretty intense as India was desperately defending and Malaysia was dying for an equaliser. In the dying moments, the game became intriguingly interesting. But it was the Blues who emerged trumps from that situation clinching a victory, which can be touted as a nail-biter or a photo finish.
Here are the tweets that followed:
Well done @ramandeep_31, #LalitUpadhyay & congratulations to the entire @TheHockeyIndia team on winning the #AsiaCup. India is proud of you. pic.twitter.com/XaXgUU0GRT
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 22, 2017
.@TheHockeyIndia Team has once again made us proud.
Congratulations to the team & the support staff. Phenomenal win. #AsiaCup2017 #INDvMAL https://t.co/EVHNppxUhU— Praful Patel (@praful_patel) October 22, 2017
Wow! Congrats to @TheHockeyIndia _ #AsiaCupHockey
— Mayanti Langer Binny (@MayantiLanger_B) October 22, 2017
Congratulations Champions.
Asia Cup Champions , hamara Hindustan. Wonderful effort to beat Malaysia 2-1 pic.twitter.com/DdoTeMDqrN— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 22, 2017
WE ARE CHAMPIONS! Congrats @TheHockeyIndia for winning the #AsiaCup2017 title for the third time! May the victories keep coming! #INDvMAS pic.twitter.com/gSqscnoBsd
— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) October 22, 2017
CONGRATULATIONS! India__ beat Malaysia__ 2-1 in the final to win third #AsiaCupHockey title #INDvMAS __ pic.twitter.com/ucRx1E2yPU
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi177) October 22, 2017
Our hockey heroes script history. Beat Malaysia 2-1 to win #HeroAsiaCup2017. Congrats team @TheHockeyIndia, we’re proud of you. #INDvMAS
— Hero MotoCorp (@HeroMotoCorp) October 22, 2017
@TheHockeyIndia _ current Champions of Asia claimed the title after a decade long wait _ Huge victory for both the team & sport __ #AsiaCup2017 #IndVMAS pic.twitter.com/xNyUYxnECR
— Puneet Kishore (@puneetk154) October 22, 2017
India Beat Malaysia 2-1 To Win #AsiaCupHockey For The 3rd Time.
Sequence Of Events. _____#AsiaCup2017 #INDvMAS #AsiaCup #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/wvgWIYnC4Y
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) October 22, 2017
Congratulations #TeamIndia on 3rd #AsiaCup title win. A moment of glory for the young team. Odisha awaits the champs at #HWL2017 #INDvMAS
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) October 22, 2017
Congratulations #TeamIndia on 3rd #AsiaCup title win. A moment of glory for the young team. Odisha awaits the champs at #HWL2017 #INDvMAS
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) October 22, 2017
India__ Beat Malaysia 2-1 In Final To Win Third #AsiaCupHockey Title. Congrats India. Whoaaaaaa #AsiaCup2017 #AsiaCup #INDvMAS __ ___ pic.twitter.com/JLxGlZTpKl
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@_SirJadeja) October 22, 2017
Wohoooo India__ Beat Malaysia 2-1 In Final To Win Third #AsiaCupHockey Title._ @TheHockeyIndia #AsiaCup2017 #AsiaCup #INDvMAS ___#RjAlok pic.twitter.com/kj8JHPJz0q
— RJ ALOK (@OYERJALOK) October 22, 2017
Trailblazing performance by our men in blue crowned us champions in the #AsiaCup2017! Keep up the good work, we’re proud of you! #INDvMAS
— Vinod Tawde (@TawdeVinod) October 22, 2017
Congratulations!!
India wins the #HeroAsiaCup 2017 (Men) beating Malaysia #INDvMAS #IndiaKaGame @TheHockeyIndia
— Jual Oram (@jualoram) October 22, 2017
It seems the World is congratulating on their win. We can only hope it is the start of the revival of India’s national sport.
