India vs Korea Asian Champions Trophy hockey semifinal: Here's why goalkeeer Kim got yellow card

South Korea was no match for India in the second semifinal of the 2024 Asian Champions Trophy hockey as Harmanpreet and Co. managed a 4-1 victory on Monday. India set up a summit clash with the host nation, who defeated Pakistan in the first semifinal earlier, with an emphatic show at the Moqi Hockey Training Base inside Daur Ethnic Park in Hulunbuir of China.

During the match, South Korea's goalkeeper was shown a yellow card, resulting in a suspension. Once a player receives a yellow card in hockey, he/she remains suspended from playing for a period between five and ten minutes depending on what the umpire decides.

Korea, trailing 3-1 at that time was forced to bring in their susbstitue goalie as their first-choice Kim Jaehan was asked to stay out of the game in the stroke of the third quarter. But why was the Korean goalkeeper suspended? 

Kim Jaehan received a yellow card for touching the ball with his hand outside the circle.

The incident in the 44th minute also resulted in India receiving another penalty corner. With the substitute Korean goalie Oh Daewon between the pipes, Indian captain Harmanpreet struck one beautifully to the right corner, stretching his side's lead to 4-1.

Uttam Singh (13th minute), Harmanpreet Singh (19) and Jarmanpreet Singh (32) scored the other goals for India while Korea's lone goal came from the stick of Yang Jihun in the 33rd minute.

Meanwhile, in the fifth-sixth place classification match, Japan beat Malaysia 4-2 in shoot-out following a 4-4 stalemate during 60 minutes.