Jalandhar, October 31: India continued their winning run in the Men’s Asian Champions Trophy, registering their third consecutive victory with a convincing 4-1 win over Japan in Jalandhar, Punjab, last evening.
Abhishek Nain emerged as the star of the match, scoring two field goals and earning the Player of the Match award. Vishnukant Singh scored one goal, while Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh converted a penalty corner to register his fifth goal of the tournament.
For Japan, Shota Yamada scored the lone goal through a penalty stroke.
With this victory, India have maintained a perfect record, winning all three matches played so far in the tournament.
Today is a rest day. India will face Malaysia on November 1, while South Korea will take on Bangladesh. China will look to register its first victory when it faces Japan.
