India beat Pakistan 2-1 in Asia Games hockey decider

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India beat Pakistan 2-1 in Asia Games hockey decider

Dawn.com Published September 1, 2018

India's Akashdeep Singh (R) and Pakistan's Ammad Shakeel Butt competes for the ball during the men's field hockey bronze medal match between India and Pakistan at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta — AFP

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India on Saturday beat Pakistan 2-1 in the decider for the third position in hockey during Asian Games 2018.

According to The News the Indian men's team continued to dominate over Pakistan as they bagged the bronze medal after they had failed to impress against Malaysia.

During the match, Akashdeep Singh scored a field goal in the third minute and gave his team an early lead which Pakistan had a hard time catching up on. India's advantage was doubled when Harmanpreet Singh scored another goal off a penalty corner in the 50th minute.

Muhammad Ateeq managed to reduce the margin for Pakistan in the 52nd minute, however, the game was lost by that time.

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Eleven Jinping

Sep 01, 2018 07:16pm

Better team won!

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Mushahid

Sep 01, 2018 07:27pm

Fixing hockey is overdue!

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M. Saeed

Sep 01, 2018 07:27pm

Once we were the champions of field hockey when it was played on our normal surfaces. Then astroturf came and spoiled the game. It is like playing in the swamp and requires an entirely different kind of grounds to practice.

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S.R.

Sep 01, 2018 07:29pm

Congratulations India!

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Ashutosh Mishra

Sep 01, 2018 07:33pm

Good job India!!!!

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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad

Sep 01, 2018 07:35pm

Once again, green-shirts fumbled when and where it mattered most. Once again, they have disappointed millions if not billions of their domestic and global fans, peers, pals, supporters, associates, family members, relatives, colleagues, sponsors, admirers, country-men and women. However, this is definitely not the end of field hockey, any where in the world. Pakistan Zindabaad, 225 million hardworking, brave and patriotic people of Pakistan, Paeendabaad.

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Malik Usman Javed

Sep 01, 2018 07:40pm

Weldone Team Pakistan .....we still proud on you. ...without facilities appreciation training and coaching ...no international exposure ....you boys really displayed wonderful job....all other have far and far...better opportunities than you but ...I love you

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Shanks

Sep 01, 2018 07:42pm

India and pakistan used to be the best teams in world hockey, but now they are just average.

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Navtej Virk

Sep 01, 2018 07:43pm

Good neck to neck stuff ...sad to see them fighting for the bronze though.

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K K Pandey

Sep 01, 2018 07:43pm

This should have been final match.

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Sep 01, 2018 07:45pm

It was lovely to watch support for India in Jacarta. Indonesian hosts were all in cheers for India.

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Dilip Thorat

Sep 01, 2018 07:54pm

Well.played India.

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Salman Ali

Sep 01, 2018 07:56pm

Saw the match in Stadium. Pakistan played evenly. Two differences were 1) India scored off 1 out of 2 while Pakistan none in 4 and 2) India used long scoop very well.

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Mahendra Singh

Sep 01, 2018 08:06pm

Pakistan hockey is going from bad to worse, sad

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Kunal majumdar, gurgaon

Sep 01, 2018 08:07pm

Hard luck for both India and Pakistan. Both these teams should have been in the final.

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Rakesh

Sep 01, 2018 08:28pm

Happy!

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M. Emad

Sep 01, 2018 08:32pm

Big Congratulation, Indian Hockey Team !

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deepu

Sep 01, 2018 08:41pm

Well done team india

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Vivek

Sep 01, 2018 08:56pm

Congratulations Team India !!!!

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Nitesh Sharma

Sep 01, 2018 08:57pm

Once upon a time World Giants.....Asian Giants....Sub-continent Giants....fighting for a bronze....what a joke...bye the way well done India...

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Observer

Sep 01, 2018 09:15pm

Congratulations India. Had it not been unbelievable saves by Pakistan’s brilliant goalkeeper Imran, margin would have been wider.

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Suryakant Agrawal

Sep 01, 2018 09:17pm

India played badly against Malaysia to loose place in finals.

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Wahab

Sep 01, 2018 09:20pm

Bad luck for us. I really believe we have improved, will be champions and number 1 team soon under leadership of IK. Inshallah

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Khurram

Sep 01, 2018 09:21pm

Didn't expect anything else from our team.

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Real salaria

Sep 01, 2018 09:43pm

Keep it up. Hang on tough

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Anna

Sep 01, 2018 09:47pm

Well done India!!!

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Deepak

Sep 01, 2018 09:55pm

Good show India

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Proud Indian

Sep 01, 2018 10:26pm

Saw the match !!! Very very close fight !!! Welldone India & Pakistan

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Bob

Sep 01, 2018 10:27pm

Congratulations to the Indian team. You played really well.

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Sid

Sep 01, 2018 10:29pm

Congrats India, we wanted gold though.

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Zak

Sep 01, 2018 10:39pm

Never mind team pak, next time you will win by a margin of 5-1. A sportsman is your new PM.

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Dev Mehta

Sep 01, 2018 10:54pm

Both countries need to work hard to reach medal tallies that reflect their potential and capabilities.

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Indian

Sep 01, 2018 10:57pm

I think both india and Pakistan have disappointed by not playing in final.

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Asif Hasan

Sep 01, 2018 11:01pm

Pak hockey needs complete overhaul!

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Sep 01, 2018 11:36pm

Congratulations India!! Great performance.

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DR Malaria

Sep 02, 2018 12:21am

Well played green shirts, hang on tough!!!

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Shahryar Shirazi

Sep 02, 2018 12:23am

Congrats India. Difference between the hockey teams has widened like that in Cricket. Indian boards are doing some thing right

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Alien1

Sep 02, 2018 12:33am

Brilliant performance by the Indian team, congratulations!!!!

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Sep 02, 2018 12:45am

BOTH teams should be ashamed of losing to lowly placed competitors

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Sharjeel

Sep 02, 2018 12:46am

Bad luck..better play next time .

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Billa Singh Bamra

Sep 02, 2018 01:15am

My India

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Raj

Sep 02, 2018 02:19am

Good play Pakistan, well done india.

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Vik

Sep 02, 2018 04:07am

Green shirts! Keep it up and hang on tough! :)

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Lord Ickenham

Sep 02, 2018 06:34am

Pakistan needs to brimg back it's standard of hockey to the last centuries standard. It's become all too predictable to watch an India Pak match now

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Dr. Imran

Sep 02, 2018 06:38am

Pakistan managed to get only 4 bronze medals....and ranked 34th in Asian Games 2016, almost at the bottom of the list. Interestingly, about 300 players and 100 officials from Pakistan traveled to Indonesia incurring huge cost. This shows our sincerity in sports.

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omveer

Sep 02, 2018 06:40am

Better luck next time with India.

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Sushil

Sep 02, 2018 06:43am

Win and loss are part of the game. It was a tough contest. Congrats Indian team. In this subcontinent, cricket was only given importance and all other games were treated stepbrotherly. Last few years hockey is also getting front seat at corner.

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SHAIL

Sep 02, 2018 06:55am

Pakistan will do well if they concentrate on sports. Pakistani volleyball team did very well in these Asian games. Beating China in volleyball is no mean achievement. Arshad is very good at Javelin throw. Pakistan can build on these performances. Iran should be a role model for Pakistan. Iran is on the verge of becoming Asian sports power. There is no reason why Pakistan can't get medals in wrestling and boxing. There is not a lot of infrastructure needed for these sports.

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Dr GK

Sep 02, 2018 07:03am

Too bad, India could not secure gold for South Asia

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Ayaana

Sep 02, 2018 07:04am

I was expecting them to play in finals.Sad both lost in semis.Congrats India!

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Desi Bhai

Sep 02, 2018 07:17am

Disappointed with India’s performance. They missed the gold.

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Pure ind

Sep 02, 2018 07:36am

From the score line all that can be said is well played Pakistan. May be Indian team dint mentally recover from the Malaysia loss.

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Siddhartha

Sep 02, 2018 08:26am

Both countries could not reach to final and lost to Malaysia and Japan respectively. Malaysia and Japan are not strong sides like Australia, England, Germany, Netherlands or even Argentina. What a sad day for South Asian hockey!. Pumping 50 goals to non-hockey playing countries in preliminary rounds will not give gold or silver to former champions.

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Raja Parekh

Sep 02, 2018 09:10am

India needs to take sports very seriously to reach to the top as a medal winner nation. It can take clue from USA and Russia.

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Guruswamy

Sep 02, 2018 09:13am

It's sad that India had to contest for bronze. Guys not impressed.

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Nit

Sep 02, 2018 09:19am

Sweet victory for India.

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Karthik

Sep 02, 2018 09:25am

It's a shame for both the countries to be playing for bronze medal given the rich history and talent.

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Sep 02, 2018 11:53am

Team is playing well but probably lacks in confidence - they need to believe in themselves if they want to win at big stage. They impress at the start but need to finish on a high note too. Further, I think they are missing a role model or a “go to” player in the team - like a Samiullah, Hasan Sardar, Shahbaz or a Sohail Abbas - need someone to step up and become an specialist and rest of the team will follow.

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point of view

Sep 02, 2018 11:55am

Unfortunately India lost with Malaysia in shoot out otherwise story would have been different.

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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad

Sep 02, 2018 03:09pm

Why do green-shirts in field hockey have got a tendency lately to fumble when it matters most? The answer to this intriguing and interesting question is left at the discretion, discussion and deliberation of the enlightened, educated, enduring and excelling readers and writers of this great DAWN forum, by far, the # one English daily of the world.

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Anup

Sep 02, 2018 05:26pm

What a shame, these two rivals deserved to be in finals but settled for a lesser awards.

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truth teller

Sep 03, 2018 09:13am

despite having the one of the costliest coach Roelant Oltman Pakistan lost and India is with Indian coach Harinder Singh

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Navdeep Chawla

Sep 03, 2018 09:43am

In the neighbouring country like India all eyes are on Prime Minister Imran Khan and his team. Living in a small house, selling the luxury cars of the past PM’s fleet,converting the magnificent buildings into universities are similar dramas many Indian leaders used to do. We don’t see any sense of urgency in addressing the economy, foreign exchange reserves,corruption,foreign policy etc. Most of his ministers are speaking loud with no big agenda for change for which they have been voted to power. In India quite a sizeable population wants a strong and peaceful Pakistan. So far we all such people are disheartened the way things are moving.

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IHK

Sep 03, 2018 10:24am

East or west India is the best.

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Krishna Bhargav

Sep 03, 2018 02:53pm

Honestly disappointed with both teams, in both Hockey and Kabbadi... Gold and Silver were there for the taking for either of the two teams, but Japan and Malaysia have come a long way in the last 20 years, Kudos to them

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Ragu

Sep 03, 2018 04:48pm

Both India and Pakistan, need to ramp up their Hockey.

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Ashwani Saxena

Sep 04, 2018 03:12am

In modern hockey, no country can live on its past glory .Not even Australia.There is so much competition from around the world.See how Belgium and Argentina are becoming powers.So the emotional baggage of past glories need to be left behind .Teams need to strive and adapt according to what the game is at present.

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