Asia Cup: Pakistan humiliated 4-0 against India

Greenshirts were broken thrice in the last quarter, after conceding one in the third quarter


Sports Desk October 21, 2017
PHOTO COURTESY: ASIAN HOCKEY FEDERATION

Pakistan were thrashed once again at the hands of India in the ongoing 2017 Asia Cup, this time with a 4-0 scoreline in both teams' last Super-4s match in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The first two quarters of the match went scoreless, but India broke Pakistan's defense in the third quarter courtesy a goal by Satbir Singh (39 minutes).

Pakistan beaten 3-2 by Malaysia in Asia Cup 2017


India then went on a rampage against Greenshirts in the final quarter with three goals with a span of six minutes.

Harmanpreet Singh scored the second goal in the 51st minute courtesy a penalty corner, Lalit Upadhyay made it 3-0 in the 52nd minute, while Gurjant Singh finished the match with a field goal in the 57th minute to guide their team into the final of the tournament.

Earlier, Pakistan lost 3-1 against India in their last Group A match. They defeated Bangladesh 7-0 before that and drew 2-2 with Japan.

In the Super-4s round, Pakistan lost 3-2 against Malaysia, drew 1-1 against South Korea before the match against India.

COMMENTS (2)

rauf | 7 years ago | Reply Game is a game. better team always win. Pakistan Hockey Federation need to select players on merit and has to stop favortism
Shah S | 7 years ago | Reply India plays good hockey.. My Pakistan should learn, practice more as a team and try much harder.
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