Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2018: India vs Japan Live Score, Latest Updates & Results

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Maybe, the Japanese have been weakened by the non-availability of several players - even so, the Indians have displayed without a shadow of a doubt that they are a class apart - after all, Harendra's boys won the Jakarta encounter too. It was an absolute no-contest here at Muscat - have we come any closer to understanding how and why Japan, and not India, are the Asian Games champions?? Well, India's next match is perhaps their biggest of the tournament - maybe we will have an answer then!!

AKASHDEEP IS THE PLAYER OF THE MATCH - THE INDIANS HAD 21 SHOTS ON GOAL - JAPAN HAD JUST THREE - 29 CIRCLE ENTRIES FOR THE INDIANS - JUST 9 FOR JAPAN WHO DID NOT MANAGE TO DO MUCH EVEN WITH 42% OF THE POSSESSION

THE ASIAN GAMES GOLD MEDALISTS DEMOLISHED BY INDIA YET AGAIN - IT WAS 8-0 AT JAKARTA - HERE, AT MUSCAT, HARENDRA'S BOYS FIRE NINE GOALS IN - THEY MANAGED TO SCORE EVEN WITH TEN MEN ON THE PITCH WHEN DILPREET PICKED UP A YELLOW CARD- AIKMAN'S SIDE NO MATCH FOR THE INDIANS IN ANY DEPARTMENT

FULL TIME: INDIA 9 - JAPAN 0

Lalit (4', 45')

Gurjant (8')

Harmanpreet (17', 21')

Akashdeep (36')

Kothajit (42')

Mandeep (49', 57')

Free hit to the defence says the video umpire

59' INDIA WANT A PC - WHAT WILL THE VERDICT BE??

57' Gurjant unable to anticipate a great pass meant for him in the striking circle

INDIA 9 - JAPAN 0

55' The Japanese try a move down the center - cannot get far- Jarmanpreet gets a super ball in for Manpreet - FANTASTIC CROSS FROM MANPREET - ALL MANDEEP NEEDS IS A FEATHER TOUCH TO DEFLECT THE BALL IN

53' Superb long pass meant for Mandeep off the stick of Harmanpreet - the red shirts manage to get a touch and the danger is averted for Japan

51' The pace slowing down - but the Japanese simply unable to manufacture a move

FREE HIT TO THE DEFENCE

WILL THAT BE ANOTHER PC FOR INDIA???? A REFERRAL IS ON

YAMADA'S FLICK IS WIDE - KRISHAN PATHAK NOT TROUBLED

WELL, THEY HAVE ANOTHER - ONE MORE CHANCE

49' JAPAN HAVE THEIR FIRST PC - CAN THEY SCORE???

GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL

THE INDIANS TRY A SLIDER-PASS VARIATION - MANDEEP SCORES!!!!

49' INDIA HAVE A PC!!!

47' Can Japan find a consolation goal??? Well, they are certainly doing the very best they can - which is still not good enough

HARENDRA SINGH'S INDIANS ARE A CLASS AHEAD OF JAPAN - SIMPLY TOO GOOD FOR THE ASIAN GAMES GOLD-MEDALISTS - THE INDIAN BOYS MANAGE TO SCORE AND KEEP PRESSING AFTER BEING DOWN TO TEN MEN - SIMPLY AMAZING!!

END OF Q3: INDIA 7 - JAPAN 0

GOAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

44' LALIT SCORES - AFTER A GREAT PASS FROM SURENDER!!!!!

43' Lalit has a chance to get a counter going but cannot reach the ball in time

THE INDIANS SCORE - WITH JUST 10 MEN ON THE PITCH!!!!

INDIA 6 - JAPAN 0

41' KOTHAJIT SCORES - AKASHDEEP MANUFACTURES A GREAT MOVE - INDIA HAVE THEIR SIXTH!!!

41' Jarmanpreet switches flanks - Yamasaki steals the ball but loses it to to Surender

39' India are down to 10 men - well, that is hardly evident as they are the ones attacking - Japan still unable to capitalize

38' Horrible error by the Japanese to give away the ball outside their own 25 - The Indians cannot benefit as Yoshikawa makes a great save

37' Dilpreet picks up a yellow card - India down to ten men

INDIA 5 - JAPAN 0

GOALLLLLLLLLLL

35' Akashdeep benefits from a goalmouth melee after Nilakanta builds a great move!!!

34' The red shirts try to knit together a series of vertical passes - in the Indian circle - but cannot go further!!!

Harmanpreet's flick is saved this time around - Takashi Yoshikawa does well to get his gloves on the ball in time

32' The Japanese try to build an attack - but the Indians have a PC!!!!

The Indians had 58% of the possession - the Japanese couldn't do much with the 42% that they managed - the Indians are far too good- Siegfried Aikman agrees too!!

It's been one-way traffic for pretty much the entire first half - Japan had, well, a couple of good chances while the Indians lodged themselves in the Japanese 25- in spite of conceding 4 goals, the Japanese have defended well- for if they hadn't there could, possibly, have been 4 more!!!

HALF-TIME: INDIA 4 - JAPAN 0

29' JAPAN HAVE A CHANCE IN THE VERY LAST MINUTE OF THE FIRST HALF- THE HOOTER SOUNDS JUST IN TIME - JAPAN FAIL TO GET A CONSOLATION GOAL

28' The Indian keep pressing - the Japanese defending bravely - or as best as they can anyway!!

27' Mandeep looking dangerous in the Japanese circle - the move is thwarted as the red shirts swarm around the Indian striker

25' The pace slows down here at Muscat - but Japan cannot do much on or off the ball

22' Lalit and Akashdeep try and manufacture a move down the center - India pressing high and hard

21' Free hit outside the striking circle for India - cannot get much out of it this time

INDIA 4 - JAPAN 0

STRONG, ACCURATE, LETHAL - HARMANPREET AT HIS BEST - INDIA GET THEIR FOURTH