The 2007 Men's Hockey Asia Cup was the seventh edition of the Hockey Asia Cup for men. It was held from 31 August – 9 September 2007 in Chennai, India. India won the final, defeating Korea 7-–2. Malaysia came in third.[1]
India led 3–1 at halftime. In the early stages of the second half, Korea staged a walkout over a decision by the umpire to disallow a goal scored by Korea. India scored a goal through a counterattack in the next minute, while two Korean forwards had continued to argue with the umpire on the disallowed goal. India's forward line scored 3 more goals to make it 7–1, before Korea reduced the margin to 7–2 in the penultimate minute.[2]
Baljit Singh, the Indian goalkeeper, was declared the man of the match. All 7 goals of India's goals 'field' goals, and none came through penalty corners or penalty strokes.
Malaysia got a medal in the Hockey Asia Cup for the first time. It was also the first time since 1982 that Pakistan did not qualify for the semi-finals in the Hockey Asia Cup. Pakistan lost to Japan 3–1 and drew their league match against Malaysia 3–3. Pakistan lost to China in the 5th/6th place playoff, and ended 6th in the tournament.
Participants
Pools
All times are Indian Standard Time (UTC +5.30)
Pool A
Japan
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7–1
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Hong Kong
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Takahiko Yamabori 2', 28', 46', 65', 67', 70' Kazuo Yoshida 23'
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Arif Ali 53'
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Hong Kong
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3–2
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Singapore
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Gurvinder Dillon 24' Ali 60' Harinder Singh Bal 68'
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Saiful Nizam 7' Hazmi Bin Mohd 54'
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Japan
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8–0
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Singapore
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Takahiko Yamabori 6', 8', 12' Kazuo Yoshida 26' Kazuhiro Tsubouchi 33' Mitsuru Ito 42' A. Ito 54' Sho Ota 58'
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Pool B
Bangladesh
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13–0
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Thailand
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Md Jahid Bin Talib 4' Mahmud 10', 19', 67', 69' Khondokar Hasan 24' Md Iqbal Nadir 39', 45' Md Zahidul Islam 40', 59' Md Kamun 52', 55' Md Mamun 62'
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India
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20–0
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Sri Lanka
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D. Tirkey 2' S. Singh 3', 63' Khandekar 6', 23', 37' P. Singh 10', 14', 38', 47', 49' Raghunath 28', 61', 62' Sunil 30', 34', 35' I. Tirkey 57', 64' R. Singh 69'
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Report
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Thailand
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1–9
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Sri Lanka
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Sadkorn Wimuttan 60'
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Gazally 10', 67' Anju Hewage 15', 38' Hettiarachchi 17', 63' Karunarathne 27' Pradeep Priyashantha 51' Abeyrathne 70'
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India
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16–0
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Thailand
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Raghunath 2', 7', 13', 18', 26', 56' P. Singh 27', 29', 62' Khandekar 28', 34' Sunil 35' G. Singh 38' R. Singh 54', 57', 59'
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Report
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Ninth to eleventh place classification
Crossover
Ninth and tenth place
Sri Lanka
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6–0
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Singapore
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Summandarathne 14' Hettiarachchi 27' Abeyrathne 47' Nimanka Srimal 55' Jayasundara 65' Anju Hewage 69'
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Winners
2007 Men's Hockey Asia Cup winners
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India Second title
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Final standings
- India
- South Korea
- Malaysia
- Japan
- China
- Pakistan
- Bangladesh
- Hong Kong
- Sri Lanka
- Singapore
- Thailand
References
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