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Johor Bahru, Malaysia (October 22): The Indian junior men's hockey team started off their Sultan of Johor Cup campaign with a hard fought 3-2 victory over Japan in their opening match of the tournament at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium on Sunday (October 22).
Dilpreet Singh (11th, 53rd) and Sukhjeet Singh (41st) struck for India while Kyohei Ogawa (23rd, 31st) scored a brace for Japan.
FT! Dilpreet Singh's brace secures the Indian Jr. Men's Team a thrilling win over Japan in their #SOJC2017 opener.#INDvJPN #IndiaKaGame pic.twitter.com/YzWaAyB2ca
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) October 22, 2017
India started off well, constantly attacking Japan in the first quarter. It was in the 11th minute that India's efforts were rewarded with a goal as they scored through Dilpreet Singh after the Japanese defence failed to clear the ball.
In the second quarter, Japan fought back into the match as they gained control of the possession. They were awarded a penalty corner in the 23rd minute when the ball hit the foot of an Indian player inside their circle. Japan's Kyohei Ogawa converted the PC as he brought the teams level on 1-1 after the second quarter.
The Japanese had a good rhythm to their play going into half-time and they maintained it at the start of the third quarter when Kyohei Ogawa scored his second of the match through a field-goal in the 31st minute.
However, the young Indian team showed their character in the latter part of the third quarter when they struck back through a penalty corner in the 41st minute to level the scores at 2-2. It was Sukhjeet Singh who got onto the score-sheet as he brought back confidence within the Indian team.
Going into the fourth quarter, India took control of the game. The dominant performance in the last quarter reaped rewards when Dilpreet Singh popped up again inside the circle to score his second of the match in the 53rd minute, which gave India a morale-boosting 3-2 win.
India will next face Malaysia on Monday, October 23, at 6.05 pm IST.
