India made a dominant start in the first quarter and bagged three goals to get an early advantage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The first goal came after a defensive error by the Japanese defence which was capitalised by Mumtaz Khan in the fourth minute. Moments later, Sakshi Rana fired a powerful shot towards the goal from a distance and managed to beat the keeper.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Towards the end of the first quarter, Beauty Dungdung was brought down by the Japanese goalkeeper in the shooting circle and India was given a penalty stroke. The leading goal-scorer of the tournament, Deepika, stepped up and scored to give India a sizable lead early on.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Japan fought back in the second quarter and managed to reduce the deficit, courtesy of a goal from Niko Maruyama in the 23rd minute. Japan did well with its quick attacks and tried to catch the Indian defence off-guard and succeeded once.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Both sides fought hard in the third quarter but couldn\u2019t find a goal. Japan gradually started dominating the play but India had the upper hand on the scorecard and used it to its full advantage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Japan started the fourth quarter aggressively as India stayed on the back foot and protected their goal. In the 48th minute, Japan received a penalty corner which almost made it into the Indian goal but captain Jyoti Singh made a heroic goal-line save to keep India\u2019s lead intact. Japan earned two late penalty corners as well but India\u2019s defence was up to the task and ensured they see out a 3-1 win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Both sides fought hard in the third quarter but couldn\u2019t find a goal. Japan gradually started dominating the play but India had the upper hand on the scorecard and used it to its full advantage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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