India beat Pakistan 3-2 in Asian Champions Trophy match
Greenshirts lost the match even after being 2-1 at one stage
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Pakistan were beaten 3-2 by India in the group match of the Asian Champions Trophy on Sunday at Wisma Belia Hockey Stadium.
India opened the scoring with a field goal from Pardeep Mor in the 22nd minute.
Pakistan replied with a field goal from Muhammad Rizwan Sr in the 31st minute to level the score 1-1.
Pakistan's offensive reaped fruit when Muhammad Irfan Jr tapped in a pass from Umar Bhutta into the nets.
However, India came back strong on the counter and scored two goals in a span of two minutes courtesy Rupinder Pal Singh (43rd minute) and Ramandeep Singh (44th minute).
Earlier, Pakistan lost its match to Malaysia 4-2 and beat Korea 1-0 in its previous two encounters of the tournament.
India opened the scoring with a field goal from Pardeep Mor in the 22nd minute.
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Pakistan replied with a field goal from Muhammad Rizwan Sr in the 31st minute to level the score 1-1.
Pakistan's offensive reaped fruit when Muhammad Irfan Jr tapped in a pass from Umar Bhutta into the nets.
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However, India came back strong on the counter and scored two goals in a span of two minutes courtesy Rupinder Pal Singh (43rd minute) and Ramandeep Singh (44th minute).
Earlier, Pakistan lost its match to Malaysia 4-2 and beat Korea 1-0 in its previous two encounters of the tournament.