Asian Games 2018, Hockey, Men's Pool A, Day 6, India vs Japan, Live Score, Latest Updates & Results

That's it from us here - this is Subhashish signing off! Join us at 1830 IST tomorrow when the Indian girls meet South Korea

THE DEFENDING CHAMPS MARCH AHEAD UNCHALLENGED - CAN SOUTH KOREA HALT THEIR WINNING RUN??? WE WILL FIND OUT ON SUNDAY!!

TWO GOALS HAVE BEEN SIMPLY SUPERB - A REVERSE SHOT FROM DILPREET - AND ANOTHER FROM AKASHDEEP - FROM A NEAR-IMPOSSIBLE ANGLE!!!

THE ONLY AREA OF CONCERN, PERHAPS, WAS THAT THE INDIANS FAILED TO GET THE PC INJECTIONS AND STOPS RIGHT - HARENDRA AND CHRIS CIRIELLO WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE MADE A NOTE!

THE STATS LADIES AND GENTS - THE INDIANS HAD 23 SHOTS ON GOAL - 16 FROM OPEN PLAY - THEY SCORED 6 GOALS FROM OPEN PLAY - THE INDIANS EARNED 6 PCs - CONVERTED 1- THEY ALSO EARNED 1 PENALTY STROKE - RUPINDER SCORED

WELL, THE JAPANESE DID OFFER MORE RESISTANCE THAN THE INDOENESIANS - A LOT MORE THAN HONG KONG - SREEJESH WAS CALLED INTO ACTION TOO UNLIKE THE PREVIOUS MATCHES - BUT SIEGFRIED AIKMAN'S SIDE IS BLOWN AWAY HARENDRA SINGH'S BOYS!!!

FULL TIME: INDIA 8 - JAPAN 0

SUNIL 7'
DILPREET 12'
RUPINDER 17' 37'
MANDEEP 32' 55'
AKASHDEEP 46'
VIVEK 47'

No, says Gareth Greenfield the video referee

59' India appeal for PC but cannot get one after Sunil enters the attacking circle - The Indians want to refer

INDIA 8 - JAPAN 0

57' SUPERB REVERSE BY DILPREET - HIS SHOT IS BLOCKED - BUT MANDEEP SCORES OFF THE REBOUND!!!!!

55' Good move by the Indians but Simranjeet cannot find the target

HARMANPREET CANNOT BEAT TAKANO

53' INDIA HAVE A PC AFTER MANDEEP IS OBSTRUCTED

BALL NOT STOPPED PROPERLY!!!

TAKANO SAVES BUT INDI HAVE ANOTHER PC

51' INDIA HAVE A PC!!!

49' End-to-end hockey on display - Japan attack off a counter and so do the Indians

THE PC IS BLOCKED BY THE INDIAN DEFENCE - KRISHAN PATHAK IS NOT TESTED

48' JAPAN HAVE THEIR FIRST PC!!!

INDIA 7 - JAPAN 0

47' DILPREET PASSES TO VIVEK - VIVEK SCORES - THE GOAL FEST BEGINS AGAIN!!!!!

46' AKASHDEEP SCORES ONE OF THE BEST GOALS IN RECENT TIMES - A REVERSE FLICK FROM THE NARROWEST OF ANGLES!!!

CHRIS CIRIELLO TELLS HIS TEAM HE WANTS MORE PCs- CAN THE INDIANS GET THEM????

END OF Q3: INDIA 5 - JAPAN 0

44' The Indians have a couple of chances after two goalmouth scrambles - but cannot get the ball in

RUPINDER'S FLICK IS SAVED BY GOALIE TAKANO

43' Lalit advances into the circle after stealing the ball from a Japanese defender - India have a PC

41' Superb through ball to Lalit from Akashdeep, but Lalit fails to get a shot on goal

40' The Indians now happy to patiently build up an attack from their own territory

38' Akashdeep has a chance to score with a good reverse, but the shot is blocked by the Japanese goalie

RUPINDER MAKES NO MISTAKE FROM THE SPOT

VIVEK PUSHED AND OBSTRUCTED JUST AS HE WAS ABOUT TO TAKE A SHOT ON GOAL

36' INDIA HAVE A PENALTY-STROKE - JAPAN REFER!!!

35' The Japanese trying short and quick passes up front- but the Indian defenders solid as ever

34' Sreejesh forced into the action for the third time - the Indian goalie in great form!!!

INDIA 4 - JAPAN 0

32' Mandeep Singh scores after a superb run by Amit Rohidas who gets an accurate cross in

THE INDIANS MAKE A MESS OF THE PC AS THE BALL IS NOT STOPPED

PC SAVED - INDIA HAVE ANOTHER

31' THE INDIANS EARN A PC RIGHT AWAY!!!!!!!!!!

THE SECOND HALF IS ABOUT TO BEGIN - HOW MANY MORE CAN INDIA SCORE???

SUNIL AND DILPREET HAVE SCORED FROM OPEN PLAY - RUPINDER HAS FOUND THE MARK OFF A PC

JAPAN STARTED OFF WELL, SREEJESH WAS FORCED INTO ACTION FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE TOURNAMENT, BUT SEIGFRIED AIKMAN'S JAPANESE TEAM HAVE SOME DISTANCE TO COVER BEFORE THEY CAN HOPE TO MATCH THE INDIANS

HALF-TIME: INDIA 3 - JAPAN 0

29' Scintillating run by the speedy SV Sunil but his teammates cannot make use of his cross - Sunil tries a deft deflection too but cannot control the ball.

28' The Japanese manage to retain possession over the last 4 minutes or so - but still cannot pose a threat to the Indian goal

27' The Japanese try the left flank - same end result as the Indian defence is resolute as ever.

25' The Japanese attack down the right flank - none of the strikers high enough to capitalize on a cross!!!

23' Surender Kumar in a dilemma whether to pass or go solo and messes up a chance - does not get a PC either