Hockey Men’s India continue their impressive performance, beats Japan by 5-3 in Tokyo 2020 Olympics
India vs Japan: At the Tokyo Olympics, the Indian Men’s Hockey Team defeated Japan 5-3 in a spectacular match against Japan.
India held a 3-2 lead till the third quarter. The first goal for India was scored by captain Harmanpreet Singh. Gurjat Singh scored in the 17th minute to give India a 2-0 lead. Japan’s Tanaka scored the first goal to reduce India’s lead to 2-1.
#TeamIndia finish the pool stage with another thumping win over Japan.
India, how’s the josh? 🇮🇳#JPNvIND #HaiTayyar #IndiaKaGame #Tokyo2020 #TokyoTogether #StrongerTogether #HockeyInvites #WeAreTeamIndia #Hockey pic.twitter.com/WWzAYgzwNY
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) July 30, 2021
Then in the third quarter, Shamsher Singh scored for India in the 34th minute to extend India’s lead to 3-2. But for Japan, Li Watanabe scored to reduce India’s lead again.
Both teams played aggressively in the fourth quarter. India’s goalkeeper Shrijesh P. R made a good defense and made India’s victory easy. 
Nilkanth Sharma extended India’s lead in the fourth quarter with a goal, shortly before the end of the match to give India a 5-3 lead.
भारतीय हॉकी टीम ने जापान को ग्रुप मैच में 5-3 से हराया. गुरजंट सिंह ने दो गोल दागे #Olympics #Cheer4India #Hockey#हॉकी#JPNvIND #Tokyo2020 #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/suXm6GN25H
— Ravi Ranjan Kumar (@Raviranjan2627) July 30, 2021
Japan attempted a comeback with 1 goal in the last 40 minutes. But it was too late. India pocketed the match 5-3 and went one step further towards an Olympic medal.
