Asian Champions Trophy Hockey: India Beat Pakistan

Wednesday, 22 December 2021Newsdesk
Asian Champions Trophy Hockey: India Beat Pakistan
India edged past Pakistan 4-3 in a thriller as they secured a bronze medal in the Asian Champions Trophy.

New Delhi, 22 December 2021

As per news report of NDTV, 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.

Source - NDTV

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