India beat Pakistan 2-1
India’s excellent performance continues in the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament. On Saturday, in a pool stage match, Harmanpreet Singh’s Team India defeated arch-rival Pakistan 2-1. Captain Harmanpreet scored both the goals. This was India’s fifth consecutive win in this tournament. Team India has already reached the semi-finals.
India defeated South Korea 3-1 in its first match. In the second match, Team India defeated Malaysia 8-1. In the third match, the Indian team defeated Japan 5-1. In the fourth match, Harmanpreet’s team defeated China 3-0. India has scored 21 goals in this tournament so far, while conceding four goals. India’s defense has done a great job. Harmanpreet scored five goals in this tournament, Arijeet Singh scored three goals.
For India, captain Harmanpreet Singh scored both the goals in the 13th minute and the 19th minute. On the other hand, the only goal from Pakistan’s side was scored by Ahmed Nadeem in the seventh minute. He put Pakistan ahead by 1-0. However, Harmanpreet scored a goal on a penalty corner to bring Team India back. The semi-final match will be played on 16 September and the final match on 17 September.
