Jakarta, April 6 -- The Indonesian national field hockey team defeated Kazakhstan 4-3 in a Group A match of the 2026 Asian Games qualifiers at the Royal Thai Air Force Hockey Field in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sunday.

The victory lifted the Red and White Team's motivation after a 1-4 defeat to Oman on the second matchday on Friday (April 3).

Earlier, Indonesia secured its first win with a 4-3 victory over Hong Kong in its opening Pool A match on Thursday (April 2).

In the match against Kazakhstan, Indonesia played aggressively from the start, with Ahdan Asasi opening the scoring in the sixth minute.

Nine minutes later, Asasi scored again to put the Indonesian national hockey team ahead. A goal by Prastyo in the 31st minute widened the gap...