India play perfect tie to enter final

AND, finally, the strikers were in sync. Forward passes were crisp; it had the necessary zing and China's stacked defensive line couldn't come up with answers.

- Swaroop Swaminathan @Rajgir

The end result was a commanding 7-0 win to advance to the final as the best team of the Super 4s stage of the Asia Cup in Rajgir on Saturday.

When facing a team intent on defensive organization before nicking a few goals from penalty corners, the big thing is to put away early chances as well as moving the opponent's defensive parts this way and that. The hosts were quicker, more incisive with their passing and toyed with the Chinese backline.