Asian Champions Trophy Hockey, India vs Pakistan Highlights: India Beat Pakistan, Finish 3rd
Asian Champions Trophy Hockey, IND vs PAK Playoffs Highlights: India edged past Pakistan 4-3 in a thriller as they secured a bronze medal in the Asian Champions Trophy.
- NDTV Sports Desk
- Updated:December 22, 2021 05:25 PM IST

Asian Champions Trophy Hockey 2021, India vs Pakistan Playoffs Highlights: India edged past Pakistan 4-3 in a thriller as they secured a bronze medal in the Asian Champions Trophy. The match went down to the wire with both team going full throttle against each other in order to stamp their authority. India started on a bright note after Harmanpreet Singh scored from the penalty corner earlier which helped India take a 1-0 lead in the first quarter. However, Pakistan's Afraz equalised for his team soon and brought the game to equal terms. Abdul Rana scored Pakistan's second goal as India went behind 2-1 in the third quarter of play. India however gathered momentum and took a crucial 3-2 lead in the final quarter through Varun Kumar on a penalty corner after Gursahibjit Singh brought India in the game as he scored the equaliser for India at the stroke of the fourth quarter with the score level at 2-2. Eventually Akashdeep Singh scored India's final goal to put India ahead 4-2 and within touching distance of a medal. Pakistan third goal went in vain as India ended the tournament at the third place.
Earlier, India had crashed to a shocking 3-5 defeat against Japan in the semi-final, despite finishing the round-robin stage with a perfect record. Meanwhile, Pakistan had lost to South Korea in their semi-final match in a 5-6 thriller.
Asian Champions Trophy Hockey 2021 India vs Pakistan Playoffs Highlights
- 17:05 (IST)India Win - Defeat Pakistan 4-3 to win the bronze medal in the Asian Champions TrophyIndia WinIndia edge past Pakistan 4-3 in a thriller as they secure a bronze medal in the Asian Champions TrophyIndia started on a bright note after Harmanpreet Singh scored from the penalty corner earlier which helped India take a 1-0 lead in the first quarterPakistan's Afraz equalised for his team soon and brought the game to equal termsAbdul Rana scored Pakistan's second goal as India went behind 2-1 in the third quarter of playIndia soon gathered momentum and took a crucial 3-2 lead in the final quarter through Varun Kumar on a penalty corner after Gursahibjit Singh brought India in the game as he scored the equaliser for India at the stroke of the fourth quarter with the score level at 2-2Eventually Akashdeep Singh scored India's final goal to put India ahead 4-2 and within touching distance of a medal. Pakistan third goal went in vain as India ended the tournament at the third placeThat's all from the live blog today, see you soon. Take care and goodbye !
- 16:54 (IST)Pakistan roared back after India's Akashdeep Singh scored India's fourthAkashdeep Singh scores India's fourth goal but Pakistan have scored yet again to put the match in an interesting positionIndia lead 4-3 with 4 minutes to go
- 16:47 (IST)Varun Kumar gives India lead, Pakistan need more attacking optionsVarun Kumar converted a crucial penalty corner in the final quarter to help India take a vital 3-2 lead with only 5 minutes to goPakistan will have to find a way to go through the India defences
- 16:42 (IST)Only last 8 minutes to go in the bronze medal matchLast eight minutes to decide the bronze medal winner in the Asian Champions TrophyHowever, its too hard to pick either of the side with the game going on toe-to-toe
- 16:38 (IST)India fighting hard to keep themselves in the game, Pakistan have momentumWith the last 11 minutes to go, India will be looking to get ahead one final timeBut Pakistan, here are truly a fighting side and will put all the efforts to take the game into extra time or even win it before
- 16:31 (IST)India equalise at the stroke of 4th quarterGursahibjit Singh scores the equaliser for India as the game now hangs in balanceOnly three seconds remained when Singh struck the goal
- 16:29 (IST)Pakistan hit goal post, India hanging just by the edgePakistan hit the goal post as India will feel extremely lucky not to go 3-1 down hereThe momentum is clearly with Pakistan
- 16:26 (IST)India miss again, 9th penalty corner but only 1 convertedIndia missed again as they failed to convert another penalty cornerPakistan are still ahead in the 3rd quarter
- 16:21 (IST)India looking to bounce back after a surprise Pakistan attacking play after first halfPakistan are suddenly looking a team with a plan and an organised attackIndia need to buckle up in order to bounce back here
- 16:17 (IST)Rana scores Pakistan's second goal, India trail 1-2 in the 3rd quarterRana scores as Pakistan take a crucial leadAbdul Rana converted a simple tap in to help his team leap ahead for the time being
- 16:15 (IST)3rd Quarter begins with as much excitement - Score at 1-1India and Pakistan are both challenging each other at the start of the third quarterBoth teams have conceded a penalty corner here
- 16:07 (IST)Score is tied at 1-1 at half-time between India and Pakistan in ACTIndia and Pakistan endured a thrilling end to the second quarter with both teams losing their reviewsIndia will need to better their finish touches after losing multiple opportunities in the first 30 minutes
- 15:57 (IST)Penalty corner at the stroke of half-time - India have another chanceA little bit of confusion in the middle as the hooter has struck while the penalty corner was givenPakistan will have to save one more before half-time it seemsAccording to the rule, the penalty corner can be taken if the whistle for corner was made before the hooter struck
- 15:50 (IST)Both teams relying on counter-attacksEnd-to-end stuff at the end of the second quarter hereIndia concede a counter attack after missing a penalty corner
- 15:49 (IST)So close yet so far for India - Another chance missed, India get penalty cornerIndia are keeping possession more in the opposition halfAkashdeep Singh is troubling and testing the defence of Pakistan
- 15:44 (IST)Another penalty corner - India missIndia's another penalty corner missHarmanpreet Kaur hits the player as the score remains 1-1 with 8 minutes to go in the 2nd quarter
- 15:41 (IST)Pakistan receive a green card, India have their player back after suspensionIndia have brought back their player after serving a 2 minute suspension due to a green cardPakistan are enduring the same suspension due to a green card nowMatch is well poised
- 15:37 (IST)2nd Quarter Begins. - Scores tied at 1-1 between IND & PAKIndia and Pakistan start the second quarter with the match tied at 1-1 currentlyCan either of the team take the lead in this quarter?
- 15:34 (IST)End of first quarter - Score tied 1-1 between IND & PAKThe first quarter provides good entertainment with one goal each teamHarmanpreet scored for India while Afraz scored for Pakistan
- 15:32 (IST)Pakistan have a penalty cornerWith only 100 seconds to go, Pakistan have a penalty cornerCan they take the lead just before the end of the quarter
- 15:30 (IST)Match hangs in balance in the first quarterThe game is equally poised now as Pakistan have started to make inroads into the Indian halfThat said, India are getting their chances to get closer to the Pakistan goal
- 15:25 (IST)Pakistan equalise through AfrazAfraz scores the equaliser in the 10th minute of the first quarterIndia will look to take the lead soon here
- 15:23 (IST)Mandeep Singh misses a chance for India to go 2-0 upMandeep should have cut in faster and quicker as India miss a counter-attack opportunityIndia still looking a team with a plan here
- 15:22 (IST)India performing brilliantly in the first quarter vs PakistanIndia have a sustained spell of possession as Pakistan are struggling to grab hold of the ballIndia are looking to double their lead
- 15:15 (IST)Harmanpreet Singh scores his 8th goal of the tournamentHarmanpreet Singh converts the fourth consecutive penalty corner for IndiaIND go up 1-0 vs PAK
- 15:14 (IST)Hattrick of penalty corners for India vs Pak - ACTA hattrick of penalty corners for IndiaThe home team will look to make the best of it
- 15:13 (IST)Penalty CornerWithin a first two minutes of the match, India have a penalty cortnerCan they score?
- 15:12 (IST)IND - PAK 1st quarter beginsIndia and pakistan have begun the first quarter in the ACT semisIndia kick-off
- 15:10 (IST)Indian final team to take on PakistanTeam India's final XI to take on Pakistan
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) December 22, 2021
's lineup for their final game, 3/4 place clash against Pakistan in today's game of Hero Asian Men's Champions Trophy Dhaka 2021 #IndiaKaGame #HeroACT2021 pic.twitter.com/wAHLZBAKkN - 15:06 (IST)India coach Graham Reed speaks before the matchIndia coach Graham Reed:We let ourselves down in the last match yesterday against JapanWe didn't play with the energy and joshThe idea and objective is to come out with that energy and make amendsToday is an opportunity to learn from yesterday
- 15:03 (IST)Head to Head Record between India and Pakistan in HockeyTotal Matches played - 57India Won - 25Pak Won - 25Drawn - 7
- 14:59 (IST)India were tactically beaten against Japan in SemisIt was a huge disappointment for India as they went down against JapanHaving already beaten the same opponent 6-0 in their last round robin match, India were tactically overpowered by the Japanese as they registered a 5-3 win
- 14:53 (IST)Hello and welcome to the live blog of India vs Pakistan, ACTHello and welcome to the Live updates from the IND-PAK hockey match blog from Asian Champions TrophyAfter suffering shocking defeats at the hands of Japan and South Korea, both India and Pakistan will look to grab a third place finish when they meet again todayIndia went down 3-5 to Japan while Pakistan lost to South Korea in their semi-final match in a 5-6 thrillerWith India emerging as the winner in their earlier fixture, Pakistan will look to redeem themselves in this gameSo, tune in to watch an exciting IND-PAK hockey fixture!