Last Five India – China Encounters

18th Dec 2009: India and China met in the Champions Challenge Cup league match. It was a smooth ride for Rajpal Singh’s team. Prabhjot Singh scored thefirst goal, followed in that order by Sarwanjit Singh, Shivender Singh and the by the captain himself.

12th may 2009: India and China met in the Asia Cup at Kuantan, Malaysia. It appeared a smooth ride for India when it led 2-0 at half time, courtesy a brace of goals by Sandeep Singh. However, China neutralized both the goals and drew the contest. By virtue of this draw China could make it to the semis as it had earlier drew Pakisan to whom India lost. It was a three-team pool and thus India was out of the medal’s round for the first time in this genre of competition.

1st May 2008: India and China met in Darwin 4-Nation Cup, Australia. This 4-Nation Cup was first international engagement for India after failing to qualify for the Beijing Olympics. In this high scoring match, China again proved its mettle.

28th April 2008: India and China met in the Perth 4-Nation Cup, Australia. India defeated China 3-1 in the league match before losing the bronze medal match to Korea. Both the Asian countries were preparing for the Olympics.

31st August 2007: India and China met in the Asia Cup, Chennai, India. This match was the tournament opener for both at Chennai. India started the campaign well, handing out a narrow 1-0 defeat to the Chinese.