India vs Uzbekistan Highlights, Asian Games 2023: Men in Blue maul Uzbekistan 16-0, start campaign with stellar victory

Full Time

The final hooter blows and India have registered a whopping 16-0 victory over Uzbekistan to start their Asian Games campaign. Lalit Upadhyay and Varun Kumar scored 4 goals each, while Mandeep Singh scored a hattrick in a dominating performance by the Men in Blue.

India vs Uzbekistan Hockey Live Score: IND 16 UZB 0 (58')

Goaaaal!! Sanjay scores the 16th for India. After repeated attempts, the Indian player finally gets his drag flick spot on.

India vs Uzbekistan Hockey Live Score: IND 15 UZB 0 (55')

Again the Indian come close to score their 16th, and again it is Mandeep who is unable to stick the ball in into the back of the Uzbekistan net.

India vs Uzbekistan Hockey Live Score: IND 15 UZB 0 (53')

Jarmanpreet's drag flick was saved and then Mandeep fails to score the rebound.

Lalit gets his fourth

Goaaaaal!! Lalit Upadhyay scores his fourth goal. That was another simple finish from him and India now hit 15th goal.

India 14 Uzbekistan 0

Goaaaaaaal!! Varun Kumar scores his fourth goal and India now lead 14-0. That was yet another excellent drag flick and the Uzbek keeper had no chance.

Varun Kumar Scores Hattrick

Goaaaaaal!! Varun Kumar scores from the penalty corner and completes his hattrick. India lead 13-0 now.

India vs Uzbekistan Hockey Live Score: IND 12 UZB 0 (51')

Abhishek shows his trickery in the circle and India win a penalty corner. Uzbekistan have been bamboozled in this game by India.

India vs Uzbekistan Hockey Live Score: IND 12 UZB 0 (50')

Varun Kumar wanted to find Lalit with the pass but fails to find his teammate. Hardik then comes forward with skill and wins the foul.

India vs Uzbekistan Hockey Live Score: IND 12 UZB 0 (49')

India win another penalty corner. Hardik Singh's injection was met well by Sanjay, but the Uzbekistan keeper makes a good save.

India vs Uzbekistan Hockey Live Score: IND 12 UZB 0 (47')

Sanjay takes a drag flick after Hardik's injection, but this time the flick is repelled with a block by the Uzbeks.

India vs Uzbekistan Hockey Live Score: IND 12 UZB 0 (47')

Early penalty corner for India at the start of the 4th quarter.

Q3 Ends

The 3rd quarter ends and India lead 12-0. Don't know where this match will end. We can definitely say it will go beyond 15.

Shamser scores, IND 12 UZB 0

Goaaaaal!! A dozen for India. Another excellent bit of play on the left hand side and the pacey movement ends as Shamser taps the ball in.

India hit 11

Goaaaaal!! Sukhjeet scores for India, makes it 11-0.

Amit Rohidas comes forward but the Uzbeks defend well on that occasion, which is not the thing we have said many times in this match.

India vs Uzbekistan Hockey Live Score: IND 10 UZB 0 (41')

A poor tackle by Gurjant Singh. That was a reckless one from the Indian and he has got a Yellow Card.

India score 10

Goaaaal!! What a thumping finish that is from Amit Rohidas. That was a superb drag flick and India have hit double digits in Hangzhou.

India vs Uzbekistan Live Score: IND 8-0 UZB

Goal! India get a penalty stroke and Varun Kumar gets the eighth goal for his team. This is their first in the third quarter.

Sukhjeet Scores

Goaaaal!! Sukhjeet makes it 9-0 for India. They are all over Uzbekistan.

India vs Uzbekistan Live Score

Huge chance for India to make it eight for India but Sukhjeet fails to convert his chance there.

2nd Half Starts

The 2nd half starts in Hangzhou, and India have started to dominate it in the early exchanges.

Half Time Score

Half Time: India 7 Uzbekistan 0

India vs Uzbekistan Hockey Live Score: IND 7-0 UZB (HT)

Half Time in Hangzhou and India are leading 7-0 at the moment. Mandeep Singh scored a first half hattrick while Lalit Upadhyay scored two goals. Abhishek and Varun Kumar scored one each.

India vs Uzbekistan Hockey Live Score: IND 7 UZB 0 (30')

It has been all India as we are approaching the Half Time. The Men in Blue have completely dominated this match and will be looking to pile on more goals in the next two quarters.

India vs Uzbekistan Live Score

One of the Uzbekistan players is injured and is being stretchered off.

Mandeep Scores

Goaaaaaal!! Mandeep Singh scores his hattrick with another emphatic finish. India have now made it 7-0.

Goal for India

Goaaaaaal!! Mandeep Singh scores. A magnificent back hand from the left hand side and Mandeep had the simplest of finishes.

India vs Uzbekistan Hockey Live Score: IND 5 UZB 0 (26')

Circle entry for India and Lalit goes for a goal with a strike, but the umpire has given a free away to the Uzbeks.

India vs Uzbekistan Hockey Live Score, Asian Games 2023: India take an unassailable lead, IND 5-0 UZB (Q2)

A Yellow Card is shown to Uzbekistan's Nazarov.