India vs Japan, Manjeet and Pawan mark and beats Japan in the Knockout stage of the Asia Cup Hockey 2022.
India vs japan Asia cup hockey 2022, A very young Indian team has performed best in the tournament to date, winning their match by 2-1 victory over Japan, the gold medalist of the Asian Games. Manjeet, who won the opener with an extraordinary field goal, is a player in the game. It all has athletics, skills, and finishes and Pawan Rajbhar climaxes with another great move from Uttam Singh to seal the victory.
But Japan was more than a smattering in the first three quarters and dominated all aspects of the goal. And the reward was Takuma Niwa’s goal from the rebound. They also bumped into the woodwork. But India held up. This means a decent win for a very promising team. Sardar Singh, once a mid-Indian general, was happy to honk. This was a good summary of India’s performance.
This will put India at the top of the Super 4 table after Round 1. Malaysia, which previously drew 2-2 with South Korea, is in second place. Japan is the fourth. India will face Malaysia at the same time tomorrow, and Japan will face South Korea early in the kick-off.
The defending champion, who lost by 2-5 to Japan in the group stage, scored two goals in Manjeet (8 minutes) and Pawan Rajbhar (35 minutes) and won a slight victory. Japan’s only goal came 18 minutes from Takuma Niwa’s penalty corner.
Japan threatened India first and secured a penalty corner in the first minute, but the Indians were able to stop the threat.
Indians gained confidence and found themselves stuck as the game progressed.
It was a wonderful moment for Manjeet to hand over the lead to India. After passing from Pawan Rajbhar, he fired a spectacular solo run from the left side and used his 3D techniques to completely defeat Takashi Yoshikawa under a Japanese bar.
So, it’s not wrong to say that India has taken their revenge from Japan by beating them in yesterday’s match. India’s next match is against Malaysia on Sunday.
Wishing Indian Men’s Hockey team all the very best for their upcoming match.
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