Indian women's hockey team's disappointing fourth in Asia after the Games, the golden goal Keiko Manabe has guided Japan to victory 1-0 bronze medal play-off match here on Wednesday.

Manabe scored the winning penalty corner 78 minutes when both parties have time to break the deadlock in regulation Aoti hockey here.

With this victory, Doha Games silver medalist Japan has managed to avoid the shame of ending the medal stand. Indians, on the other hand, many will be disappointed and come back empty-handed, if not to defend the bronze medal four years ago in Doha.

win ensured a clean slate in Japan against the Quadrennial case of India, after defeating Surinder Kaur, led by half 3-0-group stages. Indian hockey is far from impressive than that of Japan has been channeled to the right start.