India finally strike form,beat Japan 5-1

No pushovers

For once,the whole team came together as a unit and though the margin might indicate a one-sided contest,Japan were no pushovers. Also,there were no last-minute hitches. Instead,India pumped in three goals in the last six minutes to put the match beyond Japan.

For 60 minutes of the match,it was anyones game. Japan were fast,quick on counter attacks and going all out for the win. They cut down Indias lead to one goal in the 32nd minute through a deflection by Hiroki Sakamoto,making the scoreline 2-1,but that was the lone bright spot for them. Despite their best efforts,the Japanese could not breach the Indian defence. On the flip side,the tendency to keep the ball in their own half created some problems for India,as they almost repeated the mistakes they had made against China.