The Asian Men Hockey team 2016 is underway, and it seems to be entertaining for the fans all across the globe. The next match of this tournament will take place between Pakistan and Japan team on October 25, 2016 at the Malaysia.
TIMING
3:30 PM
WHERE TO WATCH
Star Sports 1, Star Sports 3
Pakistan Team Preview
The men in green have a disappointing start to the tournament with losing two games out of the last three games played. The biggest loss was in their last match against the arch-rivals India, and it might be difficult for Pakistan to come over from that defeat.
Although, the Pakistan will enter this match with the single motive of claiming the win in this game. The team has genuine match winners in their squad that can esily take away the game from opposition at single shot.
The likes of Daichi Kurokawa, Masaki Ohashi, Shota Yamada, Hirotaka Zendana, Kenji Kitazato will be the key in the success of this team. Mohammad Irfan will be looking to lead from the front.
A good all round display of game of hockey will be the key against the minor team like Japan.
Pakistan Squad
Goalkeepers: Imran Butt, Amjad Ali
Defenders: Aleem Bilal, Ammad Shakeel Butt
Midfielders: Rashid Mahmood, Tasawar Abbas, Nawaz Ashfaq, Fareed Ahmad, Toseeq Arshad, Mohammad Rizwan junior
Forwards: Mohammad Irfan junior, Umar Bhutta, Arslan Qadir, Ali Shan, Ejaz Ahmad, Mohammad Rizwan senior, Abdul Haseem Khan
Japan Team Preview
The Japan team has the horrible time in the 2016 edition of the Asain Men Hockey championship as the team lost their last three games in a row.
The performance of Japan has been disappointing, but the team needs to stand out and bounce with the bang in this match to keep their tournament alive. Meanwhile, the next game of Japan is against the Pakistan, and it will be a challenging stuff for the Japan to beat a team like Pakistan.
Japan Squad
Masahito Kunitomo, Takumi Chida, Daichi Kurokawa, Masaki Ohashi, Shota Yamada, Hirotaka Zendana, Kenji Kitazato, Kazuma Murata, Suguru Hoshi, Seren Tanaka, Hiromasa Ochiai, Tsubasa Yamamizu, Yuki Wakuri, Hiroki Sakamoto, Kenta Tanaka, Genki Mitsutani, Kentaro Fukuda and Kodai Watanabe.
Prediction
Pakistan is hot favorite to win this match.
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