Asian Champions Trophy: Japan Take 3rd Spot After Defeating South Korea 5-3

13.08.2023 - 04:27 sports.ndtv.com

Japan finished on a high after trumping defending champion South Korea 5-3 during the third-place playoff of the 2023 Asian Champions Trophy on Saturday.

Goals from Ryoma Ooka (3rd), Ryosei Kato (9th), Kentaro Fukuda (28th), Shota Yamada (53rd) and Ken Nagayoshi (58th) allowed the Japanese to finish on a high.

Jonghyun Jang (15th and 33rd) and Cheoleon Park (26th) were the goal-scorers for the Koreans. The first quarter began positively for the Japanese, as they were in attacking mode.

Just three minutes into the tie, Ryoma Ooka slammed a field goal through a heavily-loaded Korean defence. Japan's confidence level was reflected in the gameplay right from the start, as six minutes later, it again managed to penetrate Korea's defence.

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