Hockey Sports news: This news article delivers updates on the India vs Japan Men’s Asia Cup hockey tournament of 2025. Read this sports article all about the host country, stadium details, scores, and other helpful information.
The Men’s Asia Cup 2025 hockey tournament was held in India at the Rajgir International Hockey Stadium in Bihar. In the match, the Japanese hockey team lost, scoring only 2 goals, while India won, scoring 3 goals. It was a fantastic move of the Indian team, and it was a hard match to beat Japan. India in hockey has a historical record of winning many such cups, and there were also many popular players like Dhyanchand.
The goal scorer of the Indian team was Harmanpreet Singh. Mandeep Singh. Harmanpreet scored the first goal just 5 minutes into the game, and his second goal was scored at just 46 minutes. Mandeep, on the other hand, scored his first goal in th4th 4 minute after the start of the match.
While the Japanese two-goal scorer was Kosei Kawabe, he scored in the 38th and 59th minutes. Japan hockey team also played harder; they tried with maximum effort but could not win at last. It was an awesome tackling method the Indian team applied in the match, which made them the winner too.
Do you know India has its own playing formats historically, and the teams are well-qualified? After winning this tournament, the Indian team entered the Super 4s. Our news reporter from the stadium stated that it was the 150th international match for Indian goalkeeper Krishnan B Pathak.
Match Score reports
The first goal of the Indian hockey team in the Men’s Asia Cup 2025 was scored by Mandeep Singh in just 4 minutes by striking the ball into the net directly. After this, they received a penalty corner chance, in which the team captain, Anpreett, scored a goal by hitting directly at the target. These were the first two goals they scored and led the match.
At just 13 minutes into the match, Japan also received the chance of a penalty corner, but it was in vain;n they could not score a goal. The Japan team also tried very hard to score goals, and luckily, they received a corner penalty chance; however, this also went in vain. After this corner kick by the Japan team, India also received a second chance at a penalty corner, and that was at the end of the first half, but they missed the target. Even though India missed the target, the team had already scored two goals and thus led the match in the first half.
At the 38 minutes of the match, Japan’s Kosei Kawabe scored the team’s first goal, which made the team more motivated and play harder to score more. Even though Japan tried harder, it was seen that the Indian hockey team dominated the performance in the game. India got the third chance of a penalty corner and thus scored the third goal of the team.
In the last quarter of the match, both teams played harder. Japan also got another chance at a penalty corner but could not score. However, in the 59th minute of the match, Koshei Kawabe scored the second goal of the team.
Additionally, in the last minutes of the match, the Indian team captain and player Harmanpreet received a yellow card, and the team’s total players were reduced to 10. Even though the total strength of the team decreased, they won the match. This is not the end of this cup; tomorrow India will fight Kazakhstan at 7.30 PM IST.
Where did this India vs Japan hockey match go live?
This Men’s Asia Cup hockey tournament between Japan and India went live on the popular Live streaming of the SonyLiv Application and web portal, Sony Sports. To use these services to watch the live stream, the user or viewer may also need to buy a subscription plan, and without it, it cannot be viewed.
What is the edition of the 2025 Men’s Hockey Asia Cup?
It is the twelfth edition of the hockey tournament and is organised by the Asian Hockey Federation. The match started on the 29th of August this month and will end on the 7th of September. This tournament is held every 4 years, but since 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament has been suspended, and it is in 2025 that it starts again. The total number of teams participating in this tournament is 8, which includes one from the Confederation. This tournament will also give qualifying status to the team for ht the 2026 hockey 20rld cup 2026. This year, the Pakistan and Oman teams didn’t participate, and it was replaced by Bangladesh nd Kazakhstan, respectively. The match format comprises Pool A and Pool B. In Pool A, the teams are India, Japan, China, and Kazakhstan, while in Pool B, the teams are Malaysia, South Korea, Bangladesh, and Chinese Taipei.
As of now, Japan has won against Kazakhstan with a score of 7-0; India has also already won against CChinawith sa core of 4-3; China also won against Kazakhstan at a score of 13-1, etc, in Pool A. For Pool B, Malaysia beat Bangladesh at a score of 4-1; South Korea won against Chinese Taipei at a score of 7-0; Bangladesh won against Chinese Taipei at a score of 8-3; and South Korea lost to Malaysia at a score of 1-4.
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