India vs Japan Highlights, Asian Champions Trophy semifinal: IND beat JPN 5-0

India defeated Japan 5-0 n the semifinal of the Asian Champions Trophy 2023. They have reached the final of the competition. 

India have scored their fifth goal of the match against Japan. 

India extend their lead against Japan to 4-0. 

The third quarter of the semifinal between India and Japan started with the scoreline reading 3-0. 

The hosts have scored their third goal as Manpreet Singh hits the third goal. The scoreline is 3-0. 

The Indian team has scored again vs Japan as skipper Harmanpreet Singh has converted a penalty corner into a goal. The scoreline stands at 2-0. 

Akashdeep Singh has scored the first goal for the Indian Hockey Team in the Asian Champions Trophy 2023 semi-final against Japan. The scoreline is 1-0 in the second quarter. 

The scoreline reads 0-0 at the end of the first quarter between India and Japan. 

The semifinal match between India and Japan has begun in Chennai. 

PR Sreejesh received his 300th cap for India from Dilip Tirkey ahead of their game against Japan. 

The Asian Champions Trophy semifinal between India and Japan will begin in a few minutes. 

India: RP Sreejesh, Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Jarmanpreet Singh, Sumit, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Shamsher Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Mandeep Singh

Japan: Takashi Yoshikawa, Shota Yamada, Manabu Yamashita, Masaki Ohashi, Kaito Tanaka, Seren Tanaka, Ken Nagayoshi, Kentaro Fukuda, Ryosei Kato, Yuma Nagai, Taiki Takade

As the host country, India has showcased an exceptional performance in the tournament, earning a place in the semifinals with a flawless record in the group-stage encounters. Following a dominant 4-0 victory over Pakistan, India concluded the league phase in a commanding position at the summit of the points table. 

Pakistan thrashed China 6-1 in the fifth-place play-off encounter of the ongoing Asian Champions Trophy 2023.

The Asian Champions Trophy 2023 match between India and Japan is scheduled to take place at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai at 8:30 PM on Friday.