Korea have moved to the top of the Men's Junior Hockey Asia Cup 2024 Pool A points table with six points from a couple of matches. They have two wins and a goal difference of seven, having scored 15 goals and conceded eight.
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Meanwhile, Japan and India are tied in the second position with three points from one match. Both nations have a goal difference of 11, having scored 11 times and conceded none.
Chinese Taipei climb to the fourth position in the standings with zero points from two matches, having lost both games. They have a goal difference of -14, scoring six times and conceding 20.
Meanwhile, Thailand have zero points and a goal difference of -15, having scored twice and conceded 17 times.
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Pool A
Position
Team
Played
Wins
Draws
Losses
GF
GA
GD
Points
1
Korea
2
2
0
0
15
8
7
6
2
Japan
1
1
0
0
11
0
11
3
2
India
1
1
0
0
11
0
11
3
4
Chinese Taipei
2
0
0
2
6
20
-14
0
5
Thailand
2
0
0
2
2
17
-15
0
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In Pool B, Malaysia have retained first place with six points from a couple of games. They have a goal difference of 11, having scored 14 goals and conceded three.
Pakistan and Bangladesh are placed second and third, respectively, with three points each. The former have a goal difference of five, having scored seven times and conceding twice. Meanwhile, Bangladesh have a goal difference of two, having scored thrice and conceded once.
China and Oman are fourth and fifth in Pool B points table with zero points and a goal difference of -8 and -10, respectively.
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Pool B
Position
Team
Played
Wins
Draws
Losses
GF
GA
GD
Points
1
Malaysia
2
2
0
0
14
3
11
6
2
Pakistan
1
1
0
0
7
2
5
3
3
Bangladesh
1
1
0
0
3
1
2
3
4
China
2
0
0
2
4
12
-8
0
5
Oman
2
0
0
2
2
12
-10
0
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Men's Junior Hockey Asia Cup 2024: Day 2 Results (Wednesday, November 27)
Match 5 - Korea beat Chinese Taipei 9-6
Match 6 - Pakistan beat China 7-2
Match 7 - India beat Thailand 11-0
Match 8 - Malaysia beat Oman 9-1
Men's Junior Hockey Asia Cup 2024: Day 3 Fixtures (Thursday, November 28)
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