Men’s National Team – the Opening Game of the World League Round 2

Japan Hockey Association

Result of the opening game of FIH World League Round 2 (2013 / Elektrostal) – Men’s National Team (Samurai Japan)

Japan national team (world rank 16th) won Ukraine (world rank 27th) by 5-1 in the opening game of the world league round 2. Japan now ranks top with the record of 1 win and 3 points. The 2nd game with Egypt (world rank 24th) will be held at 11:15 on May 28 (Japanese time).

Game Result

Game No.1 Opening Game (9:00- May 27) Japan– Ukraine
	5	2　(1st)　0 3　(2nd)　1	1

Scorer

6th min (1st half) : #6 Shinji Kawauchi (Nagoya Frater) – FG (Free Goal)
13rd min (1st half) : #6 Shinji Kawauchi (Nagoya Frater) – FG
4th min (2nd half) : #29 Koji Yamabe (Nagoya Frater) – FG
17th min (2nd half) : #16 Manabu Hatakeyama (Nagoya Frater) – FG
33rd min: (2nd half) : #16 Manabu Hatakeyama (Nagoya Frater) – PC (Penalty Corner)