BHUBANESWAR 08-Jun-2019
Asian Games gold medalists Japan and fancied United States of America (USA) registered back-to-back wins to get closer to the semifinal of the FIH Mens Series Finals here at Kalinga Stadium Hockey Complex today.
Japan (World Rank 18) upset South Africa (WR 16) 2-0, while USA (WR-25) made mincemeat of Mexico (WR-39) 9-0 in respective second pool league matches of the day.
The game between USA and Japan on 10 June will determine top place in Pool-B. In the absence of USA captain Ajai Dhadwal, the team in the match against Mexico was led by Tyler Sundeen and the new captain did a good job, scoring one goal.
