Canada tame fighting Japan

IPOH: Canada pulled off an upset of sorts when they edged Japan 2-1 in an epic Azlan Shah battle Monday.
  Eventough ranked 10th in the World, Canada did not look impresive but did just enough to claim full points.
  Japan were all over them, but man-of-the-match goalkeeper Antoni Kindler brought of some super saves in the fourth quarter.
  "I hate hockey, days like this, I really hate hockey," said Japan coach Seigfried Aikman.
  "Actually, I really hate losing and not hockey, and Canada are not an impressive team but my players made them look good by missing too many sitters.
  "Well, my players also made Canada goalkeeper man-of-the-match by taking poor shots at goal," said Aikman.
  Canada took the lead off Balraj Panesar in the 10th minute, but Ryosel Kato equalised in the very next minute, signalling another epic battle.
  However, James Kirkpatrick's 41st minute goal ended up being the decider, even though Japan tried every trick in the book to draw level but failed miserably in front of a towering Kindler.
  Canada coach Paul Bundy stuck to his learning curve: "It doesn't matter if we had won or lost this match. We can finish tops, or at the bottom of the pool, it does not matter because we came here to learn about ourselves and get ready for the FIH World Series in Kuala Lumpur in April.
  "That is where we want results," said Bundy.
  In the other match, Poland let slip a famous draw when a last minute blunder of a pass saw South Korea win 3-2.
  Poland twice took the lead, but in this haste to win, they threw away three points.
  The Poland goals were scored by Joseph Hillyer (28th) and Jacek Kurowski (40th), while the Koreans got their off Lee Namyong (40th), and Jung Manjae (56th, 60th).