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U18 Men’s Youth Hockey: “AHF U18 Men’s and Women’s Hockey Asian Cup (2026, Kakamigahara)” Match 3 Result [Japan 4-1 South Korea] – Advancement to the Semifinals Secured –
The U18 Hockey Men’s Youth team (World Ranking: WR 15th) faced Korea (WR 14th) in their 3rd match of the “AHF Hockey Men’s & Women’s U18 Asia Cup (2026/Kakamigahara)” at the Kawasaki Heavy Industries Hockey Stadium (Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture), and won 4–1.
With 3 wins (9 points), Japan has secured their place in the semi-finals.
Their 4th match will be played on June 3 at 19:00 against Kazakhstan. (Match schedule and start times are subject to change depending on tournament circumstances.)
Player of the Match was awarded to #2 GK Yamato Nakamura (Toyama Prefectural Imizu High School).
※ This tournament is being streamed live (planned) on the following YouTube channels.
- [Douga Jidai Official YouTube Channel] YouTube Streaming Schedule & URL List (English)
- [AHF Asian Hockey Federation Official YouTube Channel] YouTube Streaming URL List (All upcoming preliminary pool matches) (English)
※ FIH World Rankings as of May 28 (pre-tournament)
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Match 3 Official Match Report [Updated: 2026.6.2]
Goals
- 4′ FG – #14 MF Kengo Yasui (Fukui Prefectural Niyu High School)
- 21′ FG – #23 FW Takuya Dobashi (Fukui Prefectural Niyu High School)
- 24′ FG – #11 MF Reo Sasaki (Iwate Prefectural Numakunai High School)
- 25′ FG – #24 FW Tatsuya Mori (Gifu Prefectural Gifu Sogo Gakuen High School)
▲ #2 GK Yamato Nakamura (Toyama Prefectural Imizu High School), awarded Player of the Match
Related Information
- U18 Hockey Men’s Youth “AHF Hockey Men’s & Women’s U18 Asia Cup (2026/Kakamigahara)”
- AHF Asian Hockey Federation [Official Website]
- AHF Asian Hockey Federation [Official Facebook]
- FIH Official Social Media [Facebook・X・Instagram・YouTube]
- FIH – TMS [Official Website]
- Japan Men’s Hockey National Team
