New Delhi: The Indian colts will meet the Japanese team in their first group match of the 8th Junior Men’s Asia Cup on Saturday. The match will be setting off the campaign for the Indian Junior Men’s team starting at 17:45 hrs IST.

The 8th Junior Men’s Asia Cup is a premier tournament that will see the top 8 teams from Asia playing against each other for supremacy from 14th – 22nd November, 2015. The tournament will be staged at Wisma Belia Hockey Stadium in Kuantan, Malaysia. India has been riding high on confidence post their performance at the 5th Sultan of Johor Cup.

Coach, Junior men hockey team Harendra Singh said, “We feel Malaysia is our second home and we are expecting great support throughout the tournament. The Japanese play a very tight game and speed is their major weapon. We have worked on our defence and attack and we will be expecting to give a strong show in the tournament.”

Harjeet Singh, Captain, Junior Men Hockey Team said, “The whole team under the supervision of Coach Harendra Singh and has been training rigorously. We will try and stick to our routine and keep it simple. We believe Japan will be equally prepared and enthusiastic for the match, but we shall put our best foot forward.”