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Abhishek brace leads India to 4-1 win over Japan
The Indian Express·
Abhishek Nain scored twice on his 150th cap as India beat Japan 4-1 at the Asian Champions Trophy in Jalandhar Friday. Harmanpreet Singh converted a 47th-minute penalty corner and Vishnukant Singh scored in the 56th minute. Shota Yamada’s 15th-minute penalty stroke was Japan’s reply. India won a third straight match after 13-0 over Bangladesh and 5-2 against China.
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What It Means For You
- Asian Champions Trophy standings shift before India meets Malaysia on Sunday following the 4-1 result.
- Fans in Jalandhar saw India earn its first penalty corner only in the 46th minute after a tight 1-1 half.
- Japan’s penalty-corner count reached four by the 36th minute without converting beyond Yamada’s stroke.
What's Happening
- Hardik Singh set up Abhishek’s opener in the 11th minute with Sukhjeet Singh assisting inside the circle.
- Japan matched India 1-1 at the break after Yamada beat Suraj Karkera from the stroke.
- Mandeep Singh’s absence left India’s forward line short of its usual fluency, the report said.
Japan’s first-half penalty corners
- India are five-time Asian Champions Trophy winners entering the Jalandhar leg.
- India beat Malaysia 5-1 at the recent Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
- Japan had beaten South Korea 3-2 and Bangladesh 1-0 earlier in the tournament.
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