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Asian Champions Trophy LIVE - India lose 5-3 to Japan - Updates, Results, Score
Follow us for all the LIVE updates from India's semi-final match against Japan in the Men's Asian Champions Trophy.
The Indian men's hockey team ended their group stage campaign as the table toppers with a thumping 6-0 victory over Japan. They took on the same opponents based on the final position in the table after the group stage. Japan finished 4th while Korea and Pakistan will face off in the other semi-final. The semi-final went Japan's way 5-3, giving them their first victory over India at a major tournament.
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India and Pakistan will be playing the 3rd place match, while Japan and Korea will be playing the final on Wednesday.
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Live Updates
- 21 Dec 2021 1:17 PM GMT
Japanese attacks just dont stop!
They continue to make circle penetrations and India has continued to allow them space on the flanks with no defense.
- 21 Dec 2021 1:11 PM GMT
Japan make it 4-1!
Disaster strikes in this half as a defensive error leads to a clear tap in for Japan
- 21 Dec 2021 1:09 PM GMT
India looking dominant!
India has created a couple of early opportunities in the third quarter.
- 21 Dec 2021 12:56 PM GMT
Too late for India - they couldn't equalise in the first half!
India needs to attack in a stronger way in the second half now - Japan has a healthy lead at the end of the first half at 3-1!