India vs Japan LIVE Score, Semifinal Women’s Asian Champions Trophy: IND 0-0 JPN; India struggles to score

India has 18 circle entries compared to Japan’s two.

Deepika with a shot from the penalty corner and it comes off the post.

Another short corner for India. Deepika wins it. 

Sangita slides forwards to deflect a ball into the goal but the ball comes off her arm which gets Japan a free hit.

Lalremsiami gets the ball into the circle and tries to cut it back towards the heart of the circle where the ball is intercepted and cleared.

Navneet again opts for a slap shot which flies off target.

Navneet’s slap shot is blocked by a Japan foot. Another PC for India.

A PC in the first minute for India. Sharmila slaps the ball in from the right and Neha plays it towards Lalremsiami who hits a Japan foot.

India pushes back the ball for the second half.

India will be ruing the chances missed in the first half. It had nine penalty corners and somehow messed up in converting all of them. Japan would be abundant with glee on going back at half time with the scores level.

India gets the ball to the edge of the circle on the left flank. But the Japan defence has all the space covered, forcing India to play the ball back into the midfield.

Sangita and Lalremsiami combine again on the left wing to win a circle entry. But yet again the attack does not yield anything more than that for India.

A green card for Toppo now.

Deepika with the shot again but the shot is blocked. 

Another penalty corner for India due to dangerous play by a Japan player.

Udita’s drag flick is down the middle and Kudo is able to get a hand to block it off.

India wins the referral as the ball hit a foot in that goal mouth melee. Eighth penalty corner for India.

Beauty’s pass to Toppo through the middle opens India for a counter attack. Beauty has back-to-back shots which are cleared. India has gone for a referral, claiming there is a foot.

A yellow card for Preeti Dubey. She will be out of the field for the next two minutes.

Deepika gets the flick past the rushers on the second try. The shot is low and heading into the left corner but Yudo makes sure to get her leg in the way and block the shot.

Deepika with the drag flick which is blocked by the first rusher. The referee allows an advantage but calls play back to award another corner for India.

Sharmila wins the ball for India and intercepts a pass. Neha wins a PC on the same attack.

India gets a third bite at scoring and for the second time today, the injection is not gathered cleanly at the top of the circle. Another chance goes begging.

India tries a variation but cannot get the deflected shot on target. India is lucky as there is another instance of the ball hitting a Japanese foot.

Another PC for India. Deepika takes a shot from the right side of the circle which comes off a Japan player’s body.

Another chance for India. Sangita yet again breaches the circle from the left and hits it square where it is cleared by a Japan defender.

Japan with the possession to start the second quarter but India wins it back within the first 10 seconds.

The first quarter comes to an end. One way traffic in the first 15 minutes but India has been guilty of squandering its chances. The early dominance bodes well for Harendra Singh’s side but it cannot miss chances.

Neha with a long dribble through the left side of the Japan circle. She is able to set up a shot for Navneet who misses.

Deepika takes the drag flick but Kudo makes an easy ground save.

Another PC for India comes from a goal mouth melee. Yu Kudo made a save earlier but cannot prevent India from getting another short corner.

India fails to trap the injection and Navneet has to recalibrate her shot. It is on target but makes for an easy save.

India gets a PC. Its first of the match. Navneet gets a pass in to Sangita from the top of the circle. The latter manages to hit it on the foot and gets a scoring chance for India.

The circle penetration stat reads IND 5-0 JPN. Telling of how the contest has gone so far.

Japan slaps the ball towards the Indian circle and a deflection off an Indian stick gets the side a long corner. It is to no avail as the attack fizzles out.

Sharmila mistraps a ball on the right wing and India loses possession.

Toppo wins a free hit for India around the 25-yard line.

Japan gets the ball to the final third but Kobayakawa cannot trap the ball and it rolls over the line.

Lalremsiami with another circle entry for India but she plays the ball dangerously on a Japan defender’s foot. A free hit for Japan.

A first attack for India. Lalremsiami wins the ball on the left and starts a counter. A circle penetration Sangita leads to a shot but the keeper saves.

Japan keeping the ball early on but India opts for a high press.

Japan with the push back for the first quarter.

The two teams are out on the field and greeting the dignitaries. This will be followed by the national anthems.

It is a semifinal but the way the firls have handled the pressure, they will take it as just another game. We’re just one game away from the final but we are taking it game by game.

China beats Malaysia 3-1 to take the first spot in the title clash.

India defeated Japan 3-0 in the round robin stage earlier in this tournament.

Reaching the semifinal unbeaten through their league matches, the Indian women’s team would fancy its chances to go all the way when it takes on Japan in the semifinal of the Asian Champions Trophy at the Rajgir Sports Complex on Tuesday.

India won 3-0 in its last league game against the same opponent, and as the most experienced side in the competition, the defending champion is expected to retain the title. The Indian team has also gotten progressively better in every match, but both the players and the coach would be aware that the knockout stage is a different ball game.

The India vs Japan 2024 Women’s Asian Champions Trophy semifinal match will be broadcast on Sony Network and DD Sports, with live streaming available on SonyLIV.

Savita Punia, Jyoti, Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Salima Tete, Sharmila Devi, Neha, Lalremsiami, Navneet Kaur, Sangita Kumari, Deepika

India pulled off a straightforward win the last time it met Japan in this tournament but the stakes are much higher this time with a place in the final at stake.