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Mumtaz Khan is India’s top scorer in Asia Cup Hockey 2025. She has scored 6 goals so far.
India has lost the first defeat in the 2025 Women’s Hockey Asia Cup. On Thursday, host China defeated India 4–1 in the Super-4 match. With this defeat, the Indian team slipped to the second position of the points table. China has come to the first place. Women’s Hockey Asia Cup is being played in Hangzhou city of China.
Mumtaz Khan scored the only goal for India. Joe Mirong scored two goals from China. At the same time, Chen Young and Tan Jinjhuang scored one goal each. India’s next match will be played against Japan from 2:15 pm on Saturday afternoon. If India has to reach the final of the tournament, then the team will have to win this match.
China took an edge in the first quarter In the third minute of the first quarter, the China team took the lead. Joe Mirong scored from the team. China’s default was lapse in India’s defense due to continuous attack. Here China got a free hit and they attacked fast. The ball reached the circle and cut in front of the goal.
Dan Wayne’s shot was stopped by goalkeeper Bichu, but on the rebound the Indian defender Jyoti missed in an attempt to clear and the ball went straight to Joe. China’s number-18 player Joe Mirong easily sent the ball to the goal.
China scored a goal in the first quarter.
India could not score a penalty corner India got a penalty corner in the 10th of the match. Udita hit a low slap shot, but the Chinese defender stopped the danger by stopping her thoroughly. After this, Navneet got a shot opportunity, which was earlier given a penalty corner, but China overturned the decision by taking a review.
After some time India snatched the ball in midfield and made a great move. Navneet passed captain Salima at the right end. The ball from Salima reached Seyami, who shot a brilliant skill, but Chinese goalkeeper Wu Surong defended well.
Navneet continuously attacked China’s defense but could not score goals.
Both teams could not score goals in second quarter The team of India and China could not score goals in the second quarter. In this quarter, India played a great game and achieved two penalty corners in 2 consecutive minutes. But the team could not score here too. By half time, the score was 1-0 in China’s favor.
Young doubles in third quarter In the first minute of the third quarter, China scored a goal and doubled the lead. Indian defender Vaishnavi survived a mistake in the first half, but this time the team had to bear the brunt of his lapse. He tried to break the Chinese press by hitting the ball loudly, but the shot was blocked and the ball went directly to China’s Chen Yang. Chen easily put a ball from the legs of the goalkeeper Bichu and made the score 2–0.
Mumtaz scored the only goal for India After eating the second goal from China, India continuously attacked the Chinese defense and the team benefited from this. In the 37th minute, Mumtaz Khan made a strong reverse hit from the banks of the circle and China, which had not yet scored in the tournament, could not escape Mumtaz’s shot.
India started this attack from defense. Vaishnavi gave Neha directly to Neha on midfield. Neha gave a luxurious Through ball to Seyami, who was running to the right. Seiami immediately took the cross pass Mumtaz. Mumtaz scored a good strike from a difficult position and scored 2–1 score and scored 2–1.
China scored 2 goals in the last quarter In the last and fourth quarters of the match, the Chinese team scored 2 goals. In the 49th minute, Tanjhuang’s low -flick shot was defended by the Indian defender and went over the goalkeeper Bichu and got up directly in the goal. The expectations of India’s return with this goal were almost over.
In the 55th minute of the last time of the match, India left more space in defense in search of goals, which China took advantage of. The counter attack began with midfield and Lee Hong scored the best run to Mirong, scoring the best run. Mirong walked the ball easily and scored goals. This was his second goal in this match.
Mirong Asia Cup Hockey is the top scorer of 2025, she has scored 10 goals so far.