India scored the first goal of the match when Beauty Dung Dung finished a quick move
Hangzhou, September 13, 2025: The Indian hockey team of the ladies made a good performance against Japan and pulled 1-1 on the Women’s Asia Cup 2025, in Hangzhou. India will reach the final of the Women’s Asia Cup 2025, if China beats Korea or avoids a defeat with less than two goal margin. In the match against Japan, India pulled the first blood when they scored early via Beauty Dung Dung (7 ‘), while the Shiho Kobayakawa (58’) was that equal to the Japanese.
India had the better start in the early exchanges of the game and threatened within the first few minutes itself, when Ishika Chaudary hit the framework of the goal. Then Japan started to put together a few movements in the attack, but was quickly pushed back when India hit in the form of Beauty Dung Dung (7 ‘), who sedged Neha’s shot in the net to make the score at 1-0. India continued to attack and earned the first penalty corner of the game in the last moments of the first quarter, which ended with the score at 1-0.
Japan came looking for the equalizer in the second quarter and was on the front foot in the first few minutes. Japan also won a penalty corner, but India kept them outside without many problems. As the match progressed, the Indian Women’s Hockey team started to regain the possession and started building in attack. The defense of Japan, however, held and then explained the pressure on India in the last phases of the first half. The defense of India, however, kept them on arm length and went on the break with the score at 1-0.
In the third quarter, the Indian ladies’ hockey De Ante worked together against the defense of Japan. Lalremsiami was often central in the attacking movements. However, the Japanese team held on and absorbed the pressure. India’s attack was on the song in the quarter and was ruthless in attack, but could not find the second goal to compliment their dominance. During the break, India led 1-0.
In the last quarter, Japan saw it on an attack when they were looking for an equalizer. The defending champion was under pressure and the defense of the Indian ladies’ hockey team continued to divert the Japanese attacks. Halfway through the quarter India started to return to the field and won a flurry of penalty corners to put the pressure back on their opponents. In the last minutes, Japan scored by Shiho Kobayakawa (58 ‘) to make it 1-1.
In the end, both teams shared the loot when they were locked at 1-1 when the Hooter sounded.