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Thrilling Goal in Last 47 Seconds: India Defeats Pakistan to Enter Gold Medal Match!
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News18•01-10-2026, 17:36
Thrilling Goal in Last 47 Seconds: India Defeats Pakistan to Enter Gold Medal Match!
- •India secured a thrilling 4-3 victory against traditional rivals Pakistan in the men's hockey semi-final at the Asian Games, reaching the final.
- •Abhishek's field goal with just 47 seconds remaining proved to be the match-winner for India.
- •This marks the first time since the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games that both Indian men's and women's hockey teams have reached the final simultaneously.
- •Despite finishing 7th in this year's World Cup, India entered the Asian Games final by winning all its matches.
- •India avenged its men's volleyball quarter-final loss to Pakistan by defeating them in the hockey match.
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In the men's hockey tournament semi-final at the Asian Games, defending champions India defeated traditional rivals Pakistan with a score of 4-3.
Abhishek scored the match-winning field goal for India with just 47 seconds remaining in the game.
The Asian Games marked the first time since the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games that both the Indian men's and women's hockey teams reached the final simultaneously.
