On Friday, the match between India and Japan Men’s Hockeyteams lead to the defeat of Japan with the victory of 5-3, the match was ofPool A and was held in Tokyo Olympics at the North pitch of the Oi HockeyStadium.
After the conversion of a penalty corner by HarmanpreetSingh, the Indian team took the upper hand in the 13th minute, henceleading to 1-0 as the score. In the campaign, it is the fourth goal shot byHarmanpreet. In the second quarter, just after 2 minutes, Simranjeet went intothe Japanese circle, passed the ball to Gurjant, who made another goal.
Japan’s Kenta Tanaka made a move because of the lack of defensemade a shot making the score as 2-1 past Sreejesh in halftime. Just a minute after the second half, thescore was 2-2, after that Samesh Singh took the chance to make the score takinga lead to 3-2, after 3 minutes. In the fifth quarter, Gurjant as well asNilakanta, made 2 more goals, leveling up to the second position afterAustralia. When it was the end of the match, Murata scored for Japan, and theconclusion of the match lead the Indian team to succeed.