Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2018: India vs Pakistan Live Score, Latest Updates & Results

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THE INDIANS MAINTAIN THEIR STRANGLEHOLD OVER PAKISTAN - THEY HAVE REMAINED UNBEATEN EVER SINCE THE 2016 ASIAN CHAMPIONS TROPHY AGAINST THEIR ARCH RIVALS WHO ARE TRYING HARD TO REDISCOVER THE OLD MAGIC - WILL WE WITNESS ANOTHER INIDIA - PAKISTAN ENCOUNTER AT THE WORLD CUP? QUITE POSSIBLE (IN THE CROSSOVERS) - AND WHAT A CONTEST THAT WOULD BE!!

IN SPITE OF THE LOSS, HASSAN SARDAR WILL BE HAPPY HIS BOYS STARTED WELL AND MATCHED THE INDIANS INITIALLY - BUT PAKISTAN SIMPLY DID NOT HAVE THE QUALITY TO COME BACK FROM A TWO-GOAL DEFICIT!! THE INDIANS DISPLAYED THEIR CHARACTER BY BEING UNFAZED EVEN AFTER THE EARLY REVERSE - JUST WHAT HARENDRA SINGH WOULD HAVE WANTED!

THE INDIA-PAK ENCOUNTER IN THE CHAMPIONS TROPHY WAS A CAGEY AFFAIR - AT JAKARTA, BOTH TEAMS WERE UNDER PRESSURE TO WIN BRONZE - BUT HERE AT MUSCAT, THE TWO GIANTS OF WORLD HOCKEY GIVE THE WORLD A DISPLAY OF THE SO-CALLED "SUBCONTINENTAL" SYTLE OF HOCKEY - PACY, SKILLFUL, AND DELIGHTFUL TO WATCH WITH SOME INCREDIBLE GOALS - MANPREET WEAVED HIS WAY PAST A HOST OF GREEN SHIRTS TO FIND THE EQUALIZER - MANDEEP WITH HIS BACK TOWARDS THE GOAL SQUEEZED THE BALL BETWEEN HIS LEGS - AND DILPREET BENEFITED FROM LALIT'S IMMENSE EXPERIENCE!!! IRFAN JR SET THE MATCH UP IN THE VERY FIRST MINUTE BY GIVING PAKISTAN THE LEAD BY FIRING A REBOUND IN OFF A PC - WE HAVE WITNESSED A SUPER CONTEST HERE!!

FULL-TIME: INDIA 3 - PAKISTAN 1

INDIA (MANPREET 24', MANDEEP 33' DILPREET 42')
PAKISTAN (IRFAN JR 1')

59' Pakistan look for a dangerous ball - at the death - no dangerous ball says the video umpire

58' Hassan Sardar looks on despondently - Pakistan seem to have run of time completely - the Indians look far superior with a two-goal cushion

56' Lalit diplays his skill- finds Gurjant unmarked in the circle with a super pass - Gurjant fails to control the ball

55' Rizwan does well to try a solo run down the right flank but cannot control the ball in the circle - Krishan Pathak gets his first touch - clears the ball

54' The Indians defending in numbers here - the strikers falling back swiftly when Pakistan have the ball - India have a long corner

53' Pakistan running out of time - and ideas as well - as they attempt aimless long balls

51' Rizwan Sr tries to advance down the left flank - he is surrounded by three Indian defenders - simply cannot find a way through

50' At long last, Pakistan come away - through the right flank - unable to find space

49' Pakistan just about holding on as the Indians attack in waves - a swarm of blue shirts in Pakistan territory

48' Akashdeep finds Dilpreet on the edge of the striking circle - Dilpreet wants a PC - no says the referee

47' Krishan Pathak replaces Sreejesh in goal - bold move by the Indian camp

BOY OH BOY, WHAT A CONTEST WE ARE HAVING - AKASHDEEP FINDS MANDEEP WITH HIS BACK TOWARDS THE GOAL - MANDEEP SQUEEZES THE BALL UNDER HIS LEGS IN INCREDIBLE FASHION - LALIT THEN FINDS DILPREET - NO DOUBTING HIS SKILLS EITHER!!! INDIA HAVE A TWO-GOAL LEAD - CAN PAKISTAN FIND A WAY BACK?

END OF Q3: INDIA 3 - PAKISTAN 1

43' Great defending by Lalit - he is in the thick of the action here - INDIA HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE - HARMANPREET'S CROSS FAILS TO FIND A BLUE SHIRT IN THE STRKING CIRCLE

INDIA 3 - PAKISTAN 1

LALIT AND DILPREET MANUFACTURE THE THIRD GOAL - DILPREET DISPLAYS HIS INCREDIBLE SKILL TO TAP THE BALL IN!!!

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PAKISTAN MESS THE PC UP - GREAT LONG BALL BY MANPREET TO FIND MANDEEP DEEP IN PAKISTAN TERRITORY - MANDEEP FAILS TO CONTROL - BUT DILPREET SCORES!!!!

41' Md Irfan tries to advance all by himself - down the centre - Pakistan have a PC!!!!!

39' Imran Butt manages to clear a dangerous ball - Mandeep fails to get on to the rebound in time

38' A series of turnovers happening in the last ten minutes or so - Varun's smash hit finds the net - from outside the striking circle though

37' Pakistan trying to control the midfield - Manpreet Singh has other ideas

35' The Indians displaying a greater sense of urgency in Q3 - Pakistan have yet to get going thus far in the second half

34' Akashdeep yet again - tries to find Jarmanpreet - fails to do so this time around

INDIA 2 - PAKISTAN 1

MANDEEP SINGH - SQUEEZES THE BALL BETWEEN HIS LEGS - BACK INTO THE NET - NOTHING THAT IMRAM BUTT CAN DO - SUBLIME STUFF

GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

32' Long corner for India - Harendra boys into the attack right away

SIXTEEN CIRCLE ENTRIES FOR INDIA - FIVE FOR PAKISTAN - SEVENTY PERCENT OF THE POSSESSION FOR INDIA!!! BOTH COACHES SAY THE PLAYERS NEED TO BE PATIENT!!!!

THIS MATCH HAS BEEN A SPECTATOR'S DELIGHT - JUST WHAT ONE WOULD EXPECT FROM AN INDIA-PAKISTAN ENCOUNTER - IT'S BEEN FAST, IT'S BEEN FREE FLOWING, IT'S BEEN BRILLAINT - PAKISTAN WENT AHEAD IN THE VERY FIRST MINUTE AS IRFAN JR LATCHED ON TO A REBOUND OFF A PC - MANPREET'S GOAL WAS REMINISCENT OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GREATEST WIZARDS OF THE SUBCONTINENT ONCE SCORED THEIR GOALS - WHAT A MATCH - AND WE HAVE A WHOLE HALF LEFT TO GO!!!

HALF-TIME: INDIA 1 - PAKISTAN 1

THE SHOT IS WIDE - NO DAMAGE DONE!!!

29' OOOPSS - PC OR PAKISTAN AFTER A LONG BALL FINDS VARUN'S FOOT

27 Superb long ball in from Harmanpreet - no Indian player in range - BUT NILAKANTA VERY NEARLY SCORES - HIS SHOT IS JUST WIDE!!!

26' Rizwan Sr finds the net - but does so from outside the striking circle!!!

25' India looking to build an attack down the left corner - Pakistan defending in numbers!!!

MANPREET - ALL BY HIMSELF - ENGINEERS INDIA'S EQUALIZER AS WEAVES PAST A HOST OF PAKISTAN DEFENDERS!!!!!!!

INDIA 1 - PAKISTAN 1

GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!

23' AKASHDEEP'S TOMAHAWK IS WAY WAY OFF TARGET - BUT MANPREET SCORES A SCINTILLATING GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

22' Good cross in from Mandeep - too many green shirts in the Pakistan circle

21' Harmanpreet does well to dispossess the Pak skipper Rizwan Sr - India cannot make the counter work

19' India try to come away - Pakistan have the ball now - Hardik clears - Pakistan look like scoring any time now!!

17' Free flowing hockey on display here as both team not holding back - Pakistan into the attack - MD ZUBAIR SHOOTS WIDE - THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS FOR INDIA!!!!!

WELL, WELL, WELL - INDIA HAVE HAD 74% OF THE POSSESSION BUT PAKISTAN ARE AHEAD!!! IRFAN JR DOES THE TRICK AS HE FIRED IN A REBOUND OFF A PC - HOW WILL INDIA RESPOND??