Tokyo Olympics: Hockey Day 7 — India beat Japan 5-3 — Updates, score, results, blog

SHOTA YAMADA BEING ATTENDED TO!!!!

29' YAMADA HAS A BAD FALL - CLOCK STOPPED IN THE OI HOCKEY STADIUM

OUTSTANDING DEFENCE FROM THE JAPANESE

29' ON THE GOAL-LINE ARE THE RED SHIRTS AS THEY PULL OFF TWO CERTAIN GOALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

TANAKA TRIES TO INSPIRE HIS SIDE

27'  KENTA TANAKA IS A REAL LIVEWIRE FOR THE SAMURAI THIS AFTERNOON

KAZUMA MURATA GETS INTO THE ACTION

24' MURATA SHOWS OFF HIS SKILLS BUT CANNOT REDUCE THE MARGIN FOR THIS SIDE 

PASSING GAME IN MIDFIELD - GURJANT AGAIN IN THE STRIKING CIRCLE

22' GURJANT IN THE THICK OF THINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TO NO AVAIL THIS TIME

STUNNING GOAL FOR THE SAMURAI!!!!

RARE DEFENSIVE LAPSE FROM BIRENDRA LAKRA AND THE SAMURAI CAPITALISE IN A FLASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TANAKA SAYS - TAKE THAT - SREEJESH BEATEN

19' GURJANT HAS BEEN ALL OVER THE PITCH - SCORES FOR INDIA AS THE BOYS ARE ALL SMILES IN THE DUGOUT!!!! KENTA TANAKA FROM NOWHERE SCORES A BEAUTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

INDIA 2  -  JAPAN 1

GURJANT REWARDED - INDIA HAVE THEIR SECOND!!!!

17' SIMRANJEET AND GURJANT COMBINE - GURJANT SCORES - GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

INDIA 2 - JAPAN 0

12' India are on attacking mode and have earned their first Penalty Corner of the game.

Harmanpreet converts the PC and scores the opener for #TeamIndia

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END OF Q1: INDIA 1 - JAPAN 0

HARMANPREET CONTINUES FROM WHERE HE LEFT OFF AGAINST THE ARGENTINIANS 

GREAT ATTACKING PLAY BY THE INDIANS