INDW vs JPNW Highlights Womens Hockey Bronze Medal Match, Asian Games 2023: India Women clinch Bronze medal after beating Japan 2-1

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THE INDIAN GIRLS WIN A HISTORIC BRONZE MEDAL IN HANGZHOU!!!!!!!!!!!!

DEEPIKA SET THE BALL ROLLING IN THE FIFTH MINUTE OFF A PENALTY STROKE!

YURI NAGAI GOT THE JAPANESE BACK ON LEVEL TERMS OFF A PC VARIATION IN THE 29TH!

SUSHILA CHANU SCORED THE WINNING GOAL OFF A WELL-WORKED PC ROUTINE IN THE 50TH MINUTE!!!

SCENES OF JUBILATION IN THE INDIAN CAMP!!!

FULL-TIME: INDIA 2- 1 JAPAN

59' NEHA GOYAL WITH A LONG BALL, AS THE SECONDS TICK WAY, THE RED SHIRTS OUTSIDE THE CIRCLE

INDIA HAVE A 16-YARD FREE HIT

58' BALL IN THE INDIAN CIRCLE, DEEP GRACE TO THE RESCUE, THE INDIANS HOLED UP IN A POCKET AS THE CLOCK RUNS DOWN IN HANGZHOU!

58' DEEPIKA WITH A SOLO RUN, FAILS TO FIND AN OVERLAPPING DEEPIKA, JAPAN HAVE THE BALL BACK

DEEPIKA'S FLICK IS PADDED AWAY BY THE JAPANESE GOALIE!!

GOALLINE SAVE BY THE JAPANESE, INDIA HAVE A FOLLOW UP PC!!

56' NISHA EARNS A PC FOR THE INDIANS, BALL STRIKES A JAPANESE FOOT IN THE CIRCLE!!

55' THE RED SHIRTS SWITCH FLANKS IN MIDFIELD, THE INDIANS SCAMPER AHEAD, WIN A LONG CORNER AFTER A QUICK TURNOVER

53' BALL IN THE JAPANESE HALF AS THE RED SHIRTS LOOK TO MANUFACTURE A FORAY, FIND NO SPACE UPFIELD

ISHIKA CHAUDHARY WITH A CHANCE TO TAKE A SHOT, FAILS TO LATCH ON

FOLLOW UP PC FOR THE INDIANS, GOALMOUTH MELEE, AND THE INDIANS EARN YET ANOTHER PC

52' NEHA GOYAL EARNS A PC FOR THE INDIANS!!

51' Navneet and Vandana with a quick counter, fail to make it count, the Indians persist outside the circle, earn a free hit

The Japanese clear the lines with a 16-yarder

50' The Japanese with the ball in midfield, probing for space, find none as Vaishnavi comes up with a well-timed interception!!

INDIA 2 - 1 JAPAN

DELECTABLE ROUTINE - AND SUSHILA CHANU SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DEEP GRACE WITH THE FLICK, THE INDIANS TRY A SUPERB VARIATION!!

FOLLOW UP PC AFTER NEHA FINDS THE FOOT OF A JAPANESE RUNNER!!

48' The Japanese have the ball in the India circle, forced to retreat after the Indians earn a free hit, now launch themselves into a foray

SALIMA TETE MANUFACTURES A PC FOR INDIA!!

VAISHNAVI FAILS TO LATCH ON AT THE FAR POST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SONIKA'S PASS SAILS ACROSS THE FACE OF GOAL

46' THE INDIANS IN THE JAPANESE CIRCLE

EARN A PC FOR THEIR EFFORTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MONIKA AND VAISHNAVI ON FIRE IN THE DANGER ZONE!!

EVERYTHING TO PLAY FOR AS THE INDIANS LOCKED IN A 1-1 DRAW WITH FIFTEEN MINUTES TO PLAY

DEEPIKA'S FIFTH-MINUTE GOAL CANCELLED OUT BY YURI NAGAI IN THE 29TH

ARE WE HEADED FOR A SHOOTOUT IN HANGZHOU??

END OF Q3: INDIA 1 - 1 JAPAN

43' SALIMA TETE, AS ALWAYS, SCAMPERS DOWN THE RIGHT

LALREMSIAMI SHOOTS WIDE OFF AN ASSIST FROM NAVNEET KAUR!!!

42' THE INDIANS TRYING THE LEFT FLANK REPEATEDLY, LOSE THE BALL AFTER AN INFRINGEMENT!!

41' BALL IN THE INDIAN NET, GOAL WILL NOT COUNT AS THE STRIKE WAS FROM OUTSIDE THE CIRCLE, JAPAN WITH THE BALL IN MIDFIELD

40' SALIMA TETE GETS THE INDIANS INTO THE CIRCLE, GOALMOUTH MELEE ENSUES BUT THE INDIANS DO NOT HAVE A REFERRAL!!!

39' A MIDFIELD TUSSLE ON IN HANGZHOU, THE INDIANS MAKE THEIR WAY INTO THE JAPANESE CIRCLE, FAIL TO MAKE IT COUNT

38' NEHA GOYAL WEAVES HER WAY INTO THE STRIKING CIRCLE, THE RED SHIRTS MANAGE TO MOP UP THOUGH

37' THE JAPANESE BUILD PATIENTLY BUT LOSE THE BALL IN MIDFIELD, THE INDIANS PAY YET ANOTHER VISIT TO THE STRIKING CIRCLE TO NO AVAIL

36' THE INDIANS MAKE THEIR WAY INTO THE STRIKING CIRCLE, VAISHNAVI FROM THE RIGHT FAILS TO LATCH ON IN THE DANGER ZONE

35' MONIKA DOWN THE LEFT FLANK, LOOKS TO FIND A TEAMMATE IN THE CIRCLE, AGGRESSIVE TACKLING BY THE JAPANESE IN A POCKET ON THE RIGHT AND THE INDIANS RETREAT

34' SHIHO KOBIYAKAWA MISSES A SITTER IN FRONT OF THE INDIAN GOAL WITH ONLY SAVITA TO BEAT!!!

33' Quick counterattack from the Indians to no avail, Japan with the ball in their own half!!!

PC STANDS AS THE INDIANS LOSE THEIR RIGHT TO REFER

PC SAVED AND THE INDIANS LAUNCH AN COUNTER!!

32' SHIHO KOBIYAKAWA WITH ANOTHER DANGEROUS MOVE, PC AWARDED TO THE JAPAN

INDIA GO UPSTAIRS LOOKING FOR A STICK TACKLE

A BATTLE FOR BRONZE AND A BATTLE OF COACHES AT HANGZHOU

JANNEKE SCHOPMAN GUIDING THE INDIANS, WHILE INDIA'S JUDE MENEZES IN CHARGE OF SAKURA JAPAN IN THE ASIAN GAMES!!

DEEPIKA GAVE THE INDIANS AN EARLY LEAD OFF A PENALTY STROKE THAT WAS EARNED AS A RESULT OF A PC STRIKE FROM DEEP GRACE

THE INDIANS LED ALL THROUGH THE FIRST QUARTER, BUT CONCEDED A PC AT THE STROKE OF HALF-TIME AFTER SALIMA TETE FLOUTED THE 5-METER RULE

SAVITA SAVED THE INITIAL PC BUT YURI NAGAI SCORED OFF A DEFLECTION OFF THE FOLLOW UP PC

PLENTY TO DO FOR JANNEKE SCHOPMAN'S CHARGERS IN THE SECOND HALF!!

HALF-TIME: INDIA 1 - 1 JAPAN

29' JAPAN EQUALISE EVEN AS THE HOOTER SOUNDS IN HANGZHOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YURI NAGAI SCORES!!

SAVITA SAVES THE FLICK, BUT THE JAPANESE HAVE A FOLLOW UP PC

29' Navneet threatens in and around the Japanese circle, quick counter from the Japanese who earn a PC for their efforts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

28' Down the left comes Sonika, kept at bay by the Japanese defence

Japan mop up after the ball strikes Navneet Kaur's foot!!

26' Sangita Kumari down the left but Japan have a free hit and manage to clear

JAPAN COUNTER

SUSHILA CHANU SAVES HER TEAM WITH A SAVE ON THE GOALLINE AFTER SAVITA IS BEATEN!!

24' SUPERLATIVE SOLO RUN FROM SHIHI KOBAYAKAWA - FOILED BY THE INDIAN DEFENCE ON THAT OCCASION!!

23' SALIMA ANGLES ONE IN FROM THE RIGHT FLANK, SUSHILA WITH SUPPORT IN A POCKET ON THE RIGHT, A MAZE OF RED SHIRTS FAIL TO STOP NAVNEET FROM ENTERING THE CIRCLE, FINALLY CLEARED BY THE JAPANESE DEEP DEFENCE

22' The Japanese attempt to attack from the right - the Indians counter - ball outside the 23-meter line, Oikawa picks up a green card for an infringement

21' Sushila Chanu with a tackle in the danger zone as the Japanese girls scamper ahead, looking for an equalizer!!!