Asian Champions Trophy Hockey HIGHLIGHTS - India Japan play 1-1 draw
India slips to second place at the point table while Malaysia stays at top
FILE PHOTO: India lost the plot after the third quarter in crossovers against New Zealand. (source: Hockey India)
Three-time champions and title favourites India were held to a 1-1 draw by Japan in their second match of the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai on Friday. Japan's Ken Nagayoshi scored the opening goal in the second quarter before Harmanpreet levelled the scores in the third quarter.
India slips to second place at the point table while Malaysia stays at top.
India Japan play hard fought draw. India had all the proceedings in control like more possession, more circle penetrations, more shots at target, more penality corners but unfortunately could not convert the opportunities.
Excellent penality corner earned by Sukhjeet Singh by foot touch inside circle, but Japan saves.
Penality corner at the right start of fourth quarter earned by Shamsher Singh. Japan saves, counter attack by Japan, saved by Sreejesh
India will go into last quarter with confidence. The captain Harmanpreet Singh steped up when india needed him most.
Japan asked for review, decision goes in favour of India. Its goal for India, Harmanpreet Singh delievers once again.
All the pressure that India built in second half lead to penlity corner. Japan saved, another penality corner has come and gone for India.
Who would have thought Japan will have lead of 1 goal going into half time, Japan converted 1 out of 2 penality corners where as india failed in 8 attempts. That made the real difference.
Indian fans take a sigh of relief as Krishan Pathak makes a big save after a mistake from the defence.
Ken Nagayoshi takes the drag flick and he puts it past Krishan Pathak and India is behind now.
India 0-1 Japan
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