Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy highlights: India thrash Japan 9-0

When India and Japan last met in Asian Games 2018, India thrashed Japan 8-0 in league stages but eventually Japan won the Gold medal.

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After India's National Anthem its a time for Japan National Anthem

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India National Anthem is playing right now

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India vs Japan head to head in Hockey

India: 17

Japan: 1

Draw: 3

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How India won against Pakistan after 1 goal down in first minute

India continued its dominance over arch-rivals Pakistan with a 3-1 win to register their second consecutive win at the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament on Saturday. India had defeated Pakistan 4-0 in the final edition of the Champions Trophy earlier in the year before registering a close 2-1 win over the arch-rivals in the Jakarta Asian Games. But it was Pakistan who stunned the Indians by taking the lead as early as in the opening minute of the match through Muhammad Irfan Junior's strike. India, however, came back into the match in the second quarter when skipper Manpreet Singh (24th minute) drew parity for his side as both the teams went into the breather locked at 1-1. India took the lead in the 33rd minute through a field strike from Mandeep Singh. The Indians extended their lead to 3-1 when striker Dilpreet Singh scored another field goal in the 42nd minute. Thereafter, the Indians defended in numbers as Pakistani forwards failed to breach the rival backline. It was India's second consecutive win in the tournament after having thrashed hosts Oman 11-0 in their opener. Pakistan had defeated South Korea 3-1 in their opening match on Friday.

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What Manpreet said after winning the match against Pakistan 

Skipper Manpreet Singh, who was adjudged 'the Player of the Match', said that the team needs to guard against giving away easy opportunities to the rivals.

 

"Despite playing a good match, there are many things we need to do. We need to guard against conceding easy chances. I do not think we should have conceded that early goal," Manpreet said.

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Strikers should make quick decisions: Indian hockey coach

Despite registering a convincing 3-1 victory over Pakistan in the Asian Champions Trophy here on Saturday, Indian men's hockey team chief coach Harendra Singh has said that the strikers need to sharpen up and make decisions efficiently.

 

Complimenting his team's performance, Harendra said that the squad deserves full credit, but he was concerned with the finishing as the men took too much time in making decisions.

 

"I am proud of the manner in which the Indian team staged a comeback. They deserve full credit, but I remain concerned with our finishing," Harendra said.

 

"We missed a few chances. We are taking too much time to make decisions. That's where we need to sharpen up. Any team can score early, but what mattered is how our team came back from the early reversal," he added.