Asia Cup 2022: India beat Japan in Super 4s match

In the Asia Cup2022, India on Saturday defeated Japan 2-1 in the first match of the Super 4s in Jakarta. Indonesia. Manjeet Singh and Pawan Rajbhar were the stars of the game. Manjeet scored a brilliant solo goal for India in the 7th minute of the first quarter, but Takuma Niwa equalised in the second quarter as the score read 1-1 at half-time. Japan were the more dominant side across both quarters in terms of possession, and had four penalty corners; they eventually scored through their third as Niwa scored on a rebound after Suraj Karkera had made a great save.

India defeated Japan by one goal in today's Hero Asia Cup 2022, which was held in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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However, India made a brilliant comeback in the third quarter through Pawan Rajbhar, and grew in confidence , as there were more circle penetrations from the Men in Blue throughout the remainder of the game as India held on to their one-goal lead. With the win, India jumped to the top of the Super 4s with three points.