Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Indian Women Beat Japan 3-1, Reach Asian Games Semifinals
India’s women’s hockey team played Japan at the Asian Games.
India won the match by three goals to one.
Lalremsiami scored first for India in the opening quarter.
Ishika then scored from a rebound before halftime.
Navneet Kaur added another goal in the third quarter.
Japan scored through Shiho Kobayakawa early in the final quarter.
India defended well and stopped Japan from scoring again.
The win extended India’s unbeaten run and put the team into the semifinals.
India defeated Japan 3-1 in their Asian Games Pool B match.
Lalremsiami, Ishika and Navneet Kaur scored for India.
Shiho Kobayakawa scored Japan’s only goal in the fourth quarter.
The victory was India’s fourth consecutive win in Pool B and secured, or virtually secured, a semifinal place.
India will complete its Pool B campaign against Singapore on Sunday.
- Who
- India’s women’s hockey team played Japan’s team, with goals from Lalremsiami, Ishika and Navneet Kaur for India and Shiho Kobayakawa for Japan.
- What
- India won 3-1 in an Asian Games Pool B hockey match.
- When
- The reports date the match differently, describing it as occurring on Thursday and Friday, with one report dated September 25.
- Where
- The match was reported as being played in Aichi-Nagoya, with the second report specifying Kakamigahara, Japan.
- Why
- India needed the victory to continue its winning run and secure, or virtually secure, a place in the semifinals.
- Result
- India defeated Japan 3-1.
- Competition
- Asian Games women’s hockey, Pool B.
- India’s scorers
- Lalremsiami, Ishika and Navneet Kaur.
- Japan’s scorer
- Shiho Kobayakawa scored Japan’s lone goal.
- India’s record
- Four consecutive wins and an unbeaten run in Pool B.
- Next match
- India will face Singapore on Sunday.
- Previous results
- India beat Uzbekistan 19-0, Indonesia 17-1 and Thailand 20-1.
