Junior Asia Cup: India beat Japan, enter final

The Indian hockey team put up a scintillating performance to beat Japan 6-1 in the semi-final and enter the summit clash of the Junior Asia Cup.

Published : Nov 22, 2015 12:05 IST

India will take on Pakistan in a mouth-watering finale.
India will take on Pakistan in a mouth-watering finale.
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India will take on Pakistan in a mouth-watering finale.

The Indian hockey team put up a scintillating performance to beat Japan 6-1 in the semi-final and enter the summit clash of the Junior Asia Cup here on Saturday.

Mandeep Singh opened the scoring for India in the 12th minute before Manpreet Singh put the ball into the net in the next minute at the Wisma Belia Hockey Stadium. Harmanpreet Singh and Vikramjit Singh scored one each in the 23rd and 27th minutes before Japan scored a consolation in the 44th minute through Shota Yamada.

Harmanpreet scored another four minutes later while Varun Kumar added the last goal for India in the 64th minute to put India in the final on Sunday.

Pakistan beat South Korea 8-7 on penalties in the second semi-final after a 2-2 draw.

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