ASIAN GAMES 2018 Men’s Tournament, Finals — Kazakhstan Gets the Gold!

Men’s tournament on the Asian Games ended yesterday, and Kazakhstan is going home with the gold. They’re followed by Japan (silver) and Iran (bronze).

The last day has seen one of the tightest matches played on the Asian Games by far. Iran and China had to settle their score in the penalty shootout, and Kazakhstan barely escaped Japan’s good play, winning with only one goal difference (8:7). See the standings and results below!

Final Standings:

1.  Kazakhstan
2.  Japan
3.  Iran
4.  China
5.  Korea
6.  Singapore
7.  Saudi Arabia
8.  Indonesia

Quarterfinals

Thursday, August 30th

09:00 Iran15
 Saudi Arabia7

10:20 Republic of Korea4
 China12

16:30 Kazakhstan20
 Indonesia4

17:50 Singapore6
 Japan28

Classifications (5-8) & Semifinals

Friday, August 31st

09:00 Classifications (5-8) Saudi Arabia5
 Singapore6

10:20 Classifications (5-8) Republic of Korea15
 Indonesia7

16:00 Semifinals Iran7
 Japan18

17:20 Semifinals China8
 Kazakhstan9

Finals

Saturday, 1st September

09:00 Classification 7-8 Saudi Arabia12
 Indonesia8

10:20 Classification 5-6 Singapore10
 Republic of Korea12

16:00 Bronze Medal Match Iran16
 China15

17:20 Gold Medal Match Japan7
 Kazakhstan8