The U18 Hockey Men’s Youth team (World Ranking = WR 15th) defeated Malaysia (WR 11th, Pool B 2nd place) 8–1 in the semifinal of the “AHF Hockey Men’s & Women’s U18 Asia Cup (2026/Kakamigahara)” being held at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Hockey Stadium (Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture).

Japan advances to the final and will face India (WR 4th) on June 6 at 19:00.
(The schedule and kick-off time are subject to change depending on tournament circumstances.)

Player of the Match was awarded to #28 FW Haruki Inukai (Tenri University).

※ This tournament is being streamed live (scheduled) on the following YouTube channels.

• [Doga Jidai Official YouTube Channel] YouTube Streaming Schedule & URL List
• [AHF Asian Hockey Federation Official YouTube Channel] YouTube Streaming URL List (All upcoming pool matches)

※ FIH World Ranking as of May 28 (before the tournament)

Match No.19　June 5 (Fri) 17:00 Start

Japan		vs	Malaysia
		8 1Q 3-0 2Q 2-0 3Q 2-0 4Q 1-1 1

Semifinal Official Match Report [Updated: 2026.6.5]

Goals

• 7′ PC – #4 DF Gaku Numata (Toyama Prefectural Imizu High School)
• 11′ PC – #16 MF Masahiro Yoshioka (Shimane Prefectural Yokota High School)
• 11′ FG – #23 FW Takuya Dobashi (Fukui Prefectural Nyu High School)
• 20′ FG – #23 FW Takuya Dobashi (Fukui Prefectural Nyu High School)
• 21′ PC – #28 FW Haruki Inukai (Tenri University)
• 44′ PC – #24 FW Tatsuya Mori (Gifu Prefectural Gifu Sogo Gakuen High School)
• 44′ FG – #28 FW Haruki Inukai (Tenri University)
• 48′ PS – #28 FW Haruki Inukai (Tenri University)

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