The Kazakhstan national team advances to the finals of the Asian Games hockey tournament.

In the semifinal match of the Asian Games, Team Kazakhstan secured a hard-fought victory over the host nation, China. The goals were scored by Roman Starchenko, Dmitry Grenz, and Dmitry Breus. Assists were provided by Barys players Adil Beketayev and Ruslan Ospanov.

In the decisive game of the tournament, Kazakhstan will face Japan, which defeated South Korea in a shootout in its semifinal match. The final will take place tomorrow at 11:00 AM Astana time.

Kazakhstan – China 3:1 (0:0, 2:0, 1:1)
1:0 – 36:45 – Starchenko (Rymarev, Beketayev)
2:0 – 39:47 – Grenz (Mikhailov, Ospanov)
2:1 – 58:47 – Wang (Minshenhao)
3:1 – 59:12 – Breus (Likhotnikov)

Goalkeepers: Shutov – Chen

Photo by Sali Sabirov

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