Bhuvneshwar: The US continued its good performance as the Asian champions played a draw from Japan 2-2 in the FIH Series Finals hockey tournament and finished on top of Group B in the semifinals. The world saw tough competition in the first two quarters between Japan of the 18th and the US of the 35 number.
Such fired goals
As per the information received from the sources, no team was able to score. The Degen Huisman had put Japan in trouble by scoring two goals from the US side. The Japanese side had Kenta Tanaka scoring in the 45 minutes but by the last minute of the game, he was trailing. On such an occasion, Shuguru Hoshi scored a par goal by converting the penalty corner into a goal.
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With this, both Japan and the United States were seven or seven points in three games. The US team better remained at the top due to the goal difference. The United States qualified directly for the semifinals, while Japan would have to undergo a cross-over to make it to the Final Four.
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