Hockey: India wins Asian Champions Trophy hockey 3-1 against arch-rival Pakistan

Dhaka, Dec 17 : Indian mens hockey team on Friday registered a hard-fought 3-1 win over arch-rivals Pakistan in the Asian Champions Trophy here at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium.

Harmanpreet Singh opened the scoring, allowing India to head into half-time with a 1-0 lead.

Akashdeep Singh doubled the lead in the third quarter.However, Pakistan managed to pull things back when Junaid got a pass in the circle and deflected it into the post.

India further extended their lead in the fourth quarter after Harmanpreet slotted one more goal towards the end of the match.akm/

Asian Champions Trophy hockey: India beat arch-rivals Pakistan 3-1

Harmanpreet Singh scored the opening goal, giving India a lead of 1-0 going into halftime.In the third quarter, Akashdeep Singh increased the lead to 2-0Pakistan pulled it back after Junaid received a pass from the circle, and was able to deflect the ball into the post.

India extended their lead further in the fourth quarter, after Harmanpreet scored one more goal toward the end.#Hockey #India #wins #Asian #Trophy #rival.