The Asian Champions Trophy Punjab delivered another exciting round of hockey action in Jalandhar yesterday as India, Malaysia and Japan maintained their perfect starts to the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The three round-robin encounters produced 12 goals, with all three winning teams moving to six points from two matches. Hosts India retained their position at the top of the standings on goal difference, ahead of Malaysia and Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Malaysia continued their impressive start to the competition with a 3\u20131 victory over Korea, securing their second consecutive win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having opened their campaign with a thrilling 5\u20134 triumph over China, Malaysia followed up with another important result to move to six points from two matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Korea, meanwhile, remain in search of their first points after suffering their second defeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Japan registered their second victory of the tournament with a narrow 1\u20130 win against Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following their opening-day 3\u20132 success over Korea, Japan faced a closely contested encounter against Bangladesh, with just one goal separating the sides at the final whistle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The victory ensured Japan maintained their unbeaten start and joined India and Malaysia on six points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hosts India continued their strong form with a 5\u20132 victory over China, extending their winning run to two matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After their emphatic 13\u20130 opening-day victory against Bangladesh, India added five more goals to take their tournament total to 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Captain Harmanpreet Singh leads the individual goalscoring charts with four goals, all scored from penalty corners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With six points and a goal difference of +16, India remain at the top of the round-robin standings, ahead of Malaysia (+3) and Japan (+2).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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