India holds on the momentum and made it 3-0 and sweep out the four match hockey test series against Japan at Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday. India playing with more flavor and certainly looking more dominant team, as they have done in previous matches. In the final match furious India nailed 4-0 goals. In the 23rd minute Akashdeep with the ballthrough the centre, easily gone past two showing some superb stick work and taking back-shot with immense power which nicely tackled by the Japanese custodian but hit defender’s foot on rebound and got the penalty corner for the team but failed to capitalise. India with the position again as Yuvraj makes a run inside the D and struck defender’s foot and created a penalty corner chance in the 26thminute. Without any mistake, Dharamvir pushes in and Raghunath this time puts it in the bar this time on the left of the goalkeeper in the 27th minute.
Counter from India taking the ball from Japanese, Gurbaj picks Yuvraj who ticks it towards the post as Akashdeep finishes off in style in the 28th minute. Two goals in two minutes put Japan in back. Ramandeep tackles a superb ball from the Japanese midfielder to find Sunil who makes a long run through the center and gave it to Dharamvir on the right, who entered the circle and took a strong shot towards the post. Goalkeeper couldn’t bend in this time as ball left his pad inside the bar. Second field goal for India came in the 37th minutes. India with the position now, as Ramandeep find Akasheep who makes a superb run showing brilliant stick work to beat goal keeper in between his run and convert another field goal in the 54th minute.