India vs Japan, Hockey World Cup 2023 HIGHLIGHTS: India Hammer Japan 8-0 In Classification Match
India vs Japan, Hockey World Cup 2023: Mandeep Singh, Abhishek, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Harmanpreet Singh, Manpreet Singh and Sukhjeet Singh were the goalscorers for India against Japan on Thursday.
That brings us to the end of our coverage for this match. That's exactly the kind of win Indian fans would have been hoping for especially after their hopes shattered post a defeat to New Zealand. It should lift their morale. That's it from here for now. We will be back with more sporting coverage. Keep following ABP Live For the latest news from India and around the world. Good night.
Abhishek Gets The Player Of The Match award for scoring a brace. Both of his goals were field goals coming in the 35th and the 43rd minutes of the match.
IND 8-0 JAP- That's the final scoreline. What a night for India. After a goalless first half, India ended up winning the match 8-0. 6 of their players scored while 2 scored a brace.
Sukhjeet Singh joins the party. His second goal of the tournament, first tonight. India take 8-0 lead.
Harmanpreet Singh is back and roaring. Second goal of the evening for him. The world-class drag flick is back on display. IND 7-0 JAP
India Get A Penalty Corner In The Final Minute. Will they make it 7-0?
Manpreet Singh nets the sixth goal for India. A field goal this time around. Seems like the final nail in the Japanese coffin tonight or has India got more goals coming? IND 6-0 JAP
An evening to remember for Abhishek. 2 goals already and he was in with an outside chance here. But no more goal.
India with 64% possession. But now they also have 5-0 lead to go with that majority of possession.
Japan intercepts. Tough game for them but can they pull one back here.
Against the run of play, a chance for Japan but no damage done. IND 5-0 JAP
Goals Galore For India in Second Half. India did dominate the first half too but failed to convert their chances. The second half has been more clinical for them.
IND 5-0 JAP Harmanpreet SCOREESSSSSSSSSS! Finds the left corner. The Indian captain finally converts the penaly. Massive lead for India now.
Penalty Corner For India Early in Quarter four.
Finally the quarter where India produced goals. One led to another and by the end of it they had taken a 4-0 lead. Abhishek with a brace- one from the penalty corner, the other a field goal with a great finish on that reverse stick.
IND 4-0 JAP- What a goal. Second one of the evening for Abhishek. This time it was a field goal. Great power on that reverse stick from the Indian star.
Japan Lose Their Referral, Another Penalty Corner For India. Will it be 4-0 in favour of India now?
IND 3-0 Vivek Sagar Prasad scores on the rebound after India were awarded back to back penalty corners.
Mandeep Singh Misses Goal Scoring Chance But India Get Penalty Corner.
India Keep Their Referral. It was the stick and not the foot so they had opted for a referral as the Umpire had awarded another penalty corner to Japan thinking the ball had the foot first. After the review, it's a long corner.
Penalty Corner For Japan this time after a good save by India. Can they save again?
India 2-0 Japan. Abhishek Nets A Field Goal For India. Men in Blue Double Their Lead.
IND 1-0 JAP Mandeep Singh scores for India. India convert the penalty corner and happy visuals for the home team. Loud Cheer by the crowd.
Penalty Corner For India In Early Minutes Of Third Quarter. India's referral for a defender's foot inside the circle and replays confirmed there indeed was a foot on that. India keep their referral.
India would be looking to get their finishing on point.
Two missed chance for Lalit too in that second quarter. Twice did India penetrate the circle with Lalit on the charge but couldn't find the back of the net.
0-0. Not the ideal half for India. The Men in Blue would have wanted to take a lead ideally. They had better possession as well as circle penetrations but just haven't been to get the desired finish.
Jarmanpreet Singh's Cross In Vain. No Indian attacker is able to reach it. Another chance missed.
Another chance missed by Abhishek. He entered the Japanese circle, trying to gently tap it in but the Japandese defensive ball doesn't let him get it past them.
Japan have had their chances too. Another one in the second quarter there almost deceived and beat every other defender but Sreejesh on time came forward to push the ball to safety. He is needed quickly for a second save and he does well.
India with 57% of ball possession so far. Another stat which shows their dominance but no goals to their credit yet.
11 Circle Penetrations For India So Far compared to Japan's 4 but what matters the most is the scoreline is still 0-0.
Masaki Ohashi Goes Out With An Injury After India's Penalty Corner. Long Corner For India. Still No Goals in the match.
India earn a Penalty Corner on the rebound but fail to score.
Another Penalty Corner For Japan but India save both chances. No goals yet.
Penalty Corner for Japan early in Second quarter.
India Dominated Possession in that first quarter but failed to score. Not the best of starts given their reputation but that is how the tournament has been for them. They had their chances but couldn't score.
Abhishek with a powerful stroke in the dying seconds of the first quarter. But it's blocked. Abhishek had gone for it on the rebound. India 0-0 Japan at the end of quarter 1.
Rajkumar almost got India's first goal with a reverse stick but its off target. 0-0.
Still no goal. Ball had hit Japan's defender which was why India were given another penalty corner but on both occasions India fail to score.
First Penalty Corner For India With Less than 4 minutes to go in the first quarter.
Japan keep their review in the first quarter. Wanted to check if there was an attacker's foot on that ball and replays confirmed there was indeed a foot but outside the circle so a free hit and Japan keep their review. India lose their penalty corner.
First real chance for Japan. Kentaro Fukuda trying to score but was the only player from Japan inside the Indian circle, easy save for Pathak.
Varun Kumar pretty alert there as he prevents the opposition from breaching the Indian circle. Japan holding on pretty well so far.
Action-packed start to the first quarter. Harmanpreet passes the ball to Surender Kumar for India but India lose possesion in the initial minutes of the match.
The first quarter is underway. Japan in red, India in their traditional blue.
The Teams are out on the park. Time for the National Anthems. Japan's anthem followed by India's.
India: Surender Kumar, Manpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh, Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Harmanpreet Singh, Shamsher Singh, Varun Kumar, Raj Kumar Pal, Amit Rohidas, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Sukhjeet Singh
Japan: Koji Yamasaki, Shota Yamada, Seren Tanaka, Taiki Takade, Takuma Niwa, Raiki Fujishima, Ken Nagayoshi, Ryoma Ooka, Masaki Ohashi, Kaito Tanaka, Takashi Yoshikawa
-Lost To Germany 0-3 In Pool B encounter
-Lost To Korea 1-2 In Pool B encounter
-Lost To Belgium 1-7 In Pool B fixture
-Beat Spain 2-0 In Pool D encounter
-Draw 0-0 Against England in Pool D match
-Win 4-2 Over Wales In Final Pool D fixture To Finish Second in The pool
-Lose 3 (4)- 3(5) to New Zealand In the Crossover Match
Just about 30 minutes to go for the start of this classification fixture in Rourkela.
Hello and Welcome to our live coverage of the classification match between India and Japan. While it would have been an honour to cover the business end of the competition had India qualified, a defeat to a lower-ranked New Zealand in the cross-over match shattered all hopes of a medal. However, this too is a big game for the Men in Blue. It's a bit nervy for us here and pretty sure the players would be feeling the heat too. A slip up here would be an even more embarrassing for the hosts on the country's Republic Day. Hoping for a result that fills India's heart with joy this evening.
Background
The hopes of ending their title drought since 1975 may have been over for India but they would still want to finish on a high by winning their remaining fixtures at the Hockey World Cup staged at their home. The first of those matches will be against Asian rivals Japan at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela later this evening. The Men in Blue would want to secure a place in the 9/10th classification match on Thursday.
While a win against lower-ranked New Zealand would have given the Tokyo 2020 Bronze medallists a chance to play Belgium in the quarterfinals, a defeat there meant the hosts were eliminated from the title race. However, they would still be under pressure here in this match cause a slip up here could prove to be even more embarrassing for the home team as they will then see their worst-ever finish at a Hockey World Cup.
If India lose here to The Samurais, they would be playing the 13th-16th classification match and will finish lower than their previous worst finish of 12th at the 1986 World Cup in London- scenario they would not want especially when playing at their home.
India vs Japan- Head-to-head
Matches- 32
India- 26
Japan- 3
Draw- 3
Squads:
India: PR Sreejesh (gk), Krishna Pathak (gk), Armanpreet Singh, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh (Captain), Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh (ruled out), Nilakanta Shar, Shamsher Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Akashdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh
Reserves: Rajkumar Pal, Jugraj Singh
Head Coach: Graham Reid
Japan: Koji Yamasaki, Shota Yamada, Yusuke Kawamura, Yamato Kawahara, Seren Tanaka (captain), Kentaro Fukuda, Taiki Takade, Takuma Niwa, Raiki Fujishima, Ken Nagayoshi, Hiro Saito, Ryosei Kato, Ryoma Ooka, Masaki Ohashi, Kaito Tanaka, Kisho Kuroda (gk), Masato Kobayashi, Takashi Yoshikawa(gk)
Reserves: Yuma Nagai, Hiromasa Ochiai
Head coach: Akira Takahashi
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