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IND vs PAK: India's 'classic' punch with 47 seconds left, Pakistan defeated 4-3; Team India in final, now eyes gold
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News18•01-10-2026, 15:11
IND vs PAK: India's 'classic' punch with 47 seconds left, Pakistan defeated 4-3; Team India in final, now eyes gold
- •Defending champion Indian men's hockey team reached the Asian Games final after defeating Pakistan 4-3.
- •Abhishek scored a decisive field goal with just 47 seconds left, giving India a 4-3 lead.
- •Harmanpreet Singh scored two goals, while Abhishek and Sukhjeet scored one each, crucial for India's victory.
- •For the first time in 28 years, both Indian men's and women's hockey teams have reached the Asian Games final.
- •India has reached the final by winning all its matches in the tournament and is now aiming for the gold medal.
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The defending champion Indian men's hockey team defeated Pakistan 4-3 in a close semi-final match, with Abhishek scoring a decisive field goal with just 47 seconds left on the clock.
Harmanpreet Singh scored two goals, while Abhishek and Sukhjeet each scored one goal to secure India's 4-3 victory over Pakistan.
This marks the first time in 28 years—since the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games—that both the Indian men's and women's hockey teams have reached the final of the Asian Games.
