IND vs PAK Live Score Updates, Mens Hockey, Asian Games 2023: India qualify for semifinals, beat Pakistan 10-2

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Almost unscathed, a Historic win for #TeamIndia 🇮🇳 over Pakistan 🇵🇰 as we put 10 past them for the first time EVER!

You wouldn't script it any other way!

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📆 1st Oct 1:30 PM IST 🇮🇳 IND vs KOR 🇰🇷
📍Hangzhou, China.
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— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) September 30, 2023

FOUR QUICK GOALS FROM THE INDIANS PULVERIZED THE PAKISTANI DEEP DEFENCE EARLY

MANDEEP WITH ONE FROM OPEN PLAY FOLLOWED BY HARMANPREET WITH A PS AND A PC!!! THE INDIAN CAPTAIN CONTINUED THE ONSLAUGHT OFF ANOTHER PS AND PC!!!

SOME GREAT FIELD GOALS AS WELL FROM THE LIKES OF VARUN KUMAR WHO ALSO SCORED OFF A DRAG FLICK

SUMIT, LALIT, AND SHAMSHER ALSO GETTING INTO THE ACT!!

THE INDIANS STORM INTO THE SEMIFINALS OF THE ASIAN GAMES WITH A MAGNIFICIENT WIN AGAINST THEIR ARCH RIVALS!!

FULL TIME: INDIA 10 - 2 PAKISTAN

59' Clever variation with the PC, fails to come good for Pakistan, counter from the Indians, end-to-end stuff and the hooter sounds in Hangzhou!!!!

58' Great run by Sukhjeet to no avail, Pakistan steal the ball back, earn a PC yet again!!!! Ball hit Jarmanpreet's foot in the circle!!

58' FOLLOW UP PC, SREEJESH SAVES!!!! GREAT WORK BY THE INDIAN PC DEFENCE!

57' PAKISTAN EARN A PC AT LONG LAST, INDIA GO UPSTAIRS BUT THE PC STANDS, THE INDIAN PC DEFENCE TOO GOOD, MANPREET TO THE RESCUE

56' The Indians attempt to play the clock down in midfield, no real pressure from the Pakistani strikers, the pace slackens considerably!!!

54' Gurjant Singh unable to earn a PC on that occasion, the action shifts to the other end briefly but the Men in Green fail to make it count

52' India earn a PC for an infringement from behind in the circle

VARUN KUMAR THIS TIME - SCORES HIS SECOND GOAL AND INDIA'S TENTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

51' Jarmanpreet Singh angles one in, some desperate defending by the Men in Green, the Indians retain possession once again, chance in the circle, Lalit fails to latch on with a dive at the goalmouth!!!!

49' The Indians with a string of back passes, finally make their way into striking circle and earn a PC!!!! The Pakistan PC defence too good on that occasion!!!!

48' Lalit traps this one in the striking circle, fails to beat the goalie the first time, scores off a tomahawk by latching onto the rebound!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

46' MAGNIFICENT AERIAL BALL FINDS AN UNMARKED SHAMSHER SINGH WHO TAPS THE BALL PAST THE PAKISTAN GOALIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SPECTACULAR COUNTER ATTACKING GOAL BY VARUN KUMAR WHO SPRINTS AND SCORES IN STYLE

PAKISTAN REDUCE THE DEFICIT WITH A COUPLE OF PC's

WHAT WILL THE FINAL QUARTER BRING FORTH???

END OF Q3: INDIA 7 - 2 PAKISTAN

44' INDIA EARN A PC AT THE OTHER END, HOOTER SOUNDS, INDIA WITH THEIR NOSES IN FRONT WITH FIFTEEN MINUTES TO PLAY!!

INDIA 7 - 2 PAKISTAN

ABDUL RANA BEATS KRISHAN PATHAK OFF A PC DEFLECTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

44' AMIT ROHIDAS PICKS UP A YELLOW CARD, PAKISTAN EARN A PC!!

43' ANOTHER COUNTER BY THE INDIANS AS NEELAKANTA SHARMA SPRINTS ACROSS THE PITCH IN A FLASH, UNABLE TO FIND A TEAMMMATE IN THE CIRCLE

42' MANDEEP ANGLES ONE IN, NO INDIAN PLAYER IN FRONT OF GOAL TO TRAP THAT ONE, PAKISTAN LAUNCH A COUNTER, ARSHAD LAIQAT DISPOSSESSED

41' FANTASTIC COUNTER AS SUKHJEET AND VARUN COMBINE, VARUN SCORES AFTER A MAGNIFICIENT SPRINT!!!!

FOLLOW UP PC, MANPREET SINGH RUNS THAT ONE DOWN ONCE AGAIN!!!

UMAR BHUTTA PUSHES, SUFYAN RUN DOWN BY MANPREET SINGH!!!

39' ABHISHEK TAKES A SHOT ON GOAL, MISSES BY A WHISKER!!!! PAKISTAN EARN A PC AT THE OTHER END!!!

INDIA 6 - 1 PAKISTAN

PAKISTAN SCORE AS SUFYAN KHAN GETS ONE ON TARGET!!!

38' The Indians with a spring in their feet as manage to penetrate the attacking circle again, great work by Abdul Rehman who dodges past three Indian defenders after converting defence into attack, earns a PC for Pakistan!!!

36' ABDUL REHMAN EARNS A PC FOR THE MEN IN GREEN, HARMANPREET NOT HAPPY WITH THE DECISION, PAKISTAN MAKE A MESS OF THEIR THIRD PC!!!

35' Attack from the Indians down the right flank, Mandeep in the thick of things, fails to angle that one in!!!!

Yet another follow up PC for the Indians, how many can Harmanpreet miss????????????????????

HARMANPREET SCORES HIS FOURTH WITH A MONSTER DRAG FLICK!!!!

34' The Indians have a PC, Harmanpreet takes the flick, follow up PC for the Indians!!!

BALL IN THE TOP CORNER OF THE NET - HARMANPREET HAS A HATTRICK IN HANGZHOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

33' India have a PS, even as Pakistan go upstairs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Harmanpreet Singh on the spot!!!

31' The Indians into an early attack down the right flank, unable to penetrate the deep defence on that occasion!!!

MANDEEP SINGH OPENED THE SCORING IN TRUE POACHER STYLE WITH SOME HELP FROM ABHISHEK!!

HARMANPREET ADDED TO THE TALLY OFF A PS FOR A CHALLENGE ON SUKHJEET SINGH BY THE PAKSITAN GOALIE!!!

HARMANPREET THEN DID WHAT HE DOES BEST - SCORED OFF A PC!!!!

THE UMPIRE WENT UPSTAIRS TO AWARD THE INDIANS A GOAL - WITHOUT THE INDIANS APPEARING TO REALISE THEMSELVES THAT THEY HAD SCORED ONE!!!

IT'S ALL HAPPENING IN HANGZHOU, BUT ALL IN INDIA'S FAVOUR AT HALF-TIME!!

HALF-TIME: INDIA 4 - 0 PAKISTAN

29' THE UMPIRE GOES UPSTAIRS, THE INDIANS HAVE A GOAL!!!!!! SUMIT'S SHOT HAD APPARENTLY CROSSED THE GOALLINE WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE INDIAN STRIKER!

NO CELEBRATION FROM THE INDIANS, BUT THEY DO HAVE A GOAL!!!

UMAR BHUTTA INJECTS, SREEJESH PADS AWAY THAT DRAG FLICK!!!!!!!!!!!

28' PAKISTAN EARN A PC THANKS TO ARSHAD LIAQAT!!!

26' Rare attack by the Men in Green who run out of ideas in the attacking third, the Indians lie back in their own half before sending in a long ball

25' In no hurry are the Indians as they stitch together a few passes in midfield, no pressure from Pakistan on the Indian ball carriers!!!

24' Pakistan push men back into defence, the Indian strikers fail to weave their way past the Green Shirts

22' Pakistan switch flanks, unable to find space on either flank, the Indians turn defence into attack, Vivek finds Lalit who fails to latch on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

21' Jarmanpreet with a hard crack into the striking circle, ball whistles harmlessly across the face of goal with no Indian player lying in wait!!!

20' Messy attack by the Men in Green who give the ball away in the attacking third, try a few parallel passes in midfield, to no avail though

19' LALIT WITH A POWERFUL TOMAHAWK, JUST WIDE AS HE TAKES A TUMBLE IN THE CIRCLE!!!

18' Pakistan clear the lines with a long scoop, the strikers unable to pick up the overhead in the Indian half, ball back in Indian possession who control the midfield