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3rd Place Match of Men’s Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey (Tokyo 2020 Olympic Test Event) [Japan 6-1 Malaysia] – Men’s National Team (Samurai Japan) – Finished 3rd
Men’s national team (world ranking 16th) won Malaysia (world ranking 12th) by 6-1 in the 3rd place match to finish 3rd in the Men’s Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey (Tokyo 2020 Olympic Test Event) that was held at Oi Town in Shinagawa district in Tokyo.
Game Result
| Game No.7 9:30 Japan – Malaysia Game Record |
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6 | 1 |  |
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Score
- 32th min PS – #29 DF Hirotaka Zendana (Tenri University Bears)
- 39th min PC – #32 DF Yoshitaka Kirishita (Tenri University)
- 43th min FG – #9 FW Kenta Tanaka (HGC HC)
- 44th min PC – #31 FW Kota Watanabe (Fukui Club)
- 45+th min PC – #32 DF Yoshitaka Kirishita (Tenri University)
- 56th min PC – #29 DF Hirotaka Zendana (Tenri University Bears)
Message from Captain Yamashita and Kentaro Fukuda
Final Ranking
| Team | World Ranking | |
|---|---|---|
| Champion |  India |
5th |
| 2nd |  New Zealand |
8th |
| 3rd |  Japan (Host) |
16th |
| 4th |  Malaysia |
12th |
FIH World Ranking in August, 2019
