{"id":12889,"date":"2012-12-21T14:21:44","date_gmt":"2012-12-21T14:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=12889"},"modified":"2012-12-21T14:21:44","modified_gmt":"2012-12-21T14:21:44","slug":"asian-champions-trophy-india-defeat-japan-3-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=12889","title":{"rendered":"Asian Champions Trophy: India defeat Japan 3-1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 6px; float: left;\" src=\"images\/hockey\/vr-raghu.jpg\" alt=\"raghunath\" width=\"200\" \/>New Delhi:<\/strong> VR Raghunath\u2019s brace helped India beat Japan 3-1 and won their second match of the 2nd Asian Champions Trophy in Doha on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>India earned their first penalty corner in 22ndminute with the help of Birendra Lakra and Gurvinder Singh Chandi, which was successfully converted into goal by Vice-Captain VR Raghunath and took the lead in the first half of the match.<\/p>\n<p>Japan earned two consecutive penalty corners in the first half but Indian defenders ruined both of their opportunities. <\/p>\n<p>In the second half, Japanese equalized the score in 50th minute through a penalty corner. However, their celebration couldn\u2019t go beyond a minute as Gurvinder Singh Chandi scored the second goal in 51st minute and India took lead again.<\/p>\n<p>India continued their domination and attacked the opponent through-out the second half. Full-back VR Raghunath scored again via penalty corner and sealed the victory for India.<\/p>\n<p>India will now face Oman on Sunday, 23 December 2012.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Indian Sports News Network<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: VR Raghunath\u2019s brace helped India beat Japan 3-1 and won their second match of the 2nd Asian Champions Trophy in Doha on Friday. 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