Hockey Asia Cup 2025: India beat Japan 3-2- Highlights
Catch all the highlights of India vs Japan at the Hockey Asia Cup 2025 in Rajgir.
India hold their nerve in a thrilling contest to beat Japan 3-2 in their second Pool A match at the Bihar Sports University Hockey Stadium in Rajgir on Sunday.
Captain Harmanpreet Singh (5’, 46’) and Mandeep Singh (4') scored goals for India while Kosei Kawabe (38', 59') scored a brace for Japan.
Despite a late push from Japan, India’s defense stood strong. With this victory, India has secures a crucial win and keeps their campaign firmly on track.
Check the updated points table here.
As it happened:
Momentum swings wildly as Japan earns three back-to-back penalty corners, but India holds firm and launches a counterattack. Japan quickly responds with a counter of their own. Japanese skipper Raiki Fujishima delivers a sharp cross to Kosei, who takes a powerful reverse shot at goal. What a thrilling finish we’re witnessing!
Japan scores! Harmanpreet gets a yellow card. India beats Japan 3-2. This is their second win of the tournament in as many matches.
Japan earns a crucial penalty corner as they push hard to close the gap. But India isn't convinced — they go for a referral. TeJapan gets PC and India loses its referral.
The Indian goalkeeper who came in as a replacement in the fourth quarter stands tall under pressure. Pulls off two back-to-back saves to deny Japan a crucial goal.
Harmanpreet Singh delivers again! The Indian skipper calmly slots the ball through the Japanese goalkeeper’s legs to restore India’s two-goal cushion. Japan had earlier pulled one back, but India responded swiftly.
A productive quarter for both sides, with the intensity continuing to rise. India continues to lead 3-1.
A small window for Japan and Kosei Kawabe (37th minute) took an angular shot to open the score. India leads 2-1.
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