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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.
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- 4 Aug 2023 4:43 PM GMT
Full Time: India 1-1 Japan
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.
- 4 Aug 2023 4:33 PM GMT
52' Momentum with India
Excellent penality corner earned by Sukhjeet Singh by foot touch inside circle, but Japan saves.
- 4 Aug 2023 4:23 PM GMT
46' India on full attack
Penality corner at the right start of fourth quarter earned by Shamsher Singh. Japan saves, counter attack by Japan, saved by Sreejesh
- 4 Aug 2023 4:20 PM GMT
End of third quarter: India 1-1 Japan
India will go into last quarter with confidence. The captain Harmanpreet Singh steped up when india needed him most.
- 4 Aug 2023 4:16 PM GMT
42' Another penality corner for India
Japan asked for review, decision goes in favour of India. Its goal for India, Harmanpreet Singh delievers once again.
- 4 Aug 2023 4:06 PM GMT
35' Penality corner for India
All the pressure that India built in second half lead to penlity corner. Japan saved, another penality corner has come and gone for India.
- 4 Aug 2023 4:01 PM GMT
India looks to do well in second half
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.
- 4 Aug 2023 3:50 PM GMT
29’ Pathak saves!
Indian fans take a sigh of relief as Krishan Pathak makes a big save after a mistake from the defence.
- 4 Aug 2023 3:48 PM GMT
28’ Japan opens the scoring.
Ken Nagayoshi takes the drag flick and he puts it past Krishan Pathak and India is behind now.
India 0-1 Japan
