South Korea wins 2019 Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey tournament

South Korea has won the 2019 Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey tournament. In the final, they defeated five time champion India in a penalty shootout 4-2 at Ipoh in Malaysia on April 1. Till the stipulated time both the teams had a score of 1 goal each. Even India was leading with one goal till half time. Simaranjit Singh hit a goal for India. Jang Jong Hyun scored the goal for South Korea. Hosts Malaysia defeated Canada 4-2 and secured the 3rd place. Asian games Gold medalist Japan stood at 5th place, defeating Poland 6-1.

Topics: Azlan Shah of Perak , Orders, decorations, and medals , Orders, decorations, and medals of Malaysia , Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

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