Japan Dominate Kazakhstan with 7-0 Win in FIH Hockey Pro League

Japan overpowered Kazakhstan 7-0 in the FIH Hockey Pro League, with Yamasaki Koji scoring twice and five other players getting on the scoresheet.

The match began with a lightning start as Kawabe Kosei scored for Japan in just the 1st minute . The Japanese continued their momentum and , despite missing a penalty corner in the 4th minute of the arc , doubled their lead a minute later on through Kimura Naru .

Kazakhstan tried to respond with a penalty corner in the 8th minute but couldn’t capitalize . Nevertheless , Japanese Islands extended their advantage in the 13th minute when Yamasaki Koji found the net , ending the 1st quarter with a commanding 3-0 lead-in .

Japan continued to dominate as the second quarter got underway . Moreover, In the 18th minute , Kawabe Kosei received a green card , briefly putting Japan a man down .

Merely a minute later , Kazakhstan’s Zhokenbayev Maxat was given a yellowed calling card .

Despite these interruptions , Japan maintained control and kept the pressure on throughout the quarter . However , no goal was added , and the one-half ended with Japan still leading 3-0 .

Japan resumed the match with sustained pressure at the start of the third quarter . Nevertheless , In the 36th minute of the arc , Yamasaki Koji hit again to expand their lead to 4-0 .

Kazakhstan’s troubles grew when Duisengazy Agymtay was handed a yellow card in the 40th minute . Nonetheless, the remainder of the quarter passed without major action , and Japan maintained a comfortable 4-0 advantage heading into the final period .

The final quarter began with Japan firmly in control , continuing to dominate possession and attack . Hence, In the 48th minute , Nagayoshi Ken added another goal to make it 5-0 . Just two minutes later , Yamada Shota struck to further extend the lead .

Nonetheless , the Japanese kept pushing , and in the fifty-fifth minute , Shinohara Ryosuke found the net for their 7th goal .

Late in the quarter , Kawamura Yusuke received a dark-green calling card in the 57th minute , but it had a small impact on the final result . The match ended with Japan cruising to a 7-0 victory over Kazakhstan .

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