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.
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
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India Win - Defeat Pakistan 4-3 to win the bronze medal in the Asian Champions Trophy
India Win
India edge past Pakistan 4-3 in a thriller as they secure a bronze medal in the Asian Champions Trophy
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
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 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 2-2
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
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India were tactically beaten against Japan in Semis
It was a huge disappointment for India as they went down against Japan
Having 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
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After 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 today
India went down 3-5 to Japan while Pakistan lost to South Korea in their semi-final match in a 5-6 thriller
With India emerging as the winner in their earlier fixture, Pakistan will look to redeem themselves in this game
So, tune in to watch an exciting IND-PAK hockey fixture!
