Indian women’s hockey team bags silver in Asian Champions Trophy tournament at Kakamigahara, Japan today. The team lost to hosts Japan by a solitary goal in the summit clash of the event .

India conceded an early goal when Otsuka Shiho converted a penalty corner for Japan in the second minute of the match. The Indians had a chance to equalise in the eighth minute when they earned their first penalty corner, only to waste it.

The Indian defence led by goalkeeper Savita played a superb game. Japan earned three more penalty corners in the next 10 minutes but the Indian defence stood tall to deny the home team any further opening in the first half.

Trailing 0-1, India tried hard to forge a comeback after the breather and created a few chances but the forwardline disappointed the team.

Japan won the gold, while India and Malaysia bagged the silver and bronze medals respectively in the four-team event.