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India beat Pakistan 2-1 in Asia Games hockey decider

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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
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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AM
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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AK
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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yk
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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AJ
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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